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May 30

Texas Supreme Court: Employees are “Unemployed” While on Unpaid Leave

On May 25, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court held that an individual taking unpaid leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act qualifies as “unemployed”...

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May 07

Court of Appeals Enforces OCIP Workers Comp Bar, Reverses $17 Million Verdict and Renders Take Nothing Judgment

On May 3, 2018, the Houston First District Court of Appeals reversed a $17,720,000 verdict against Austin Bridge & Road, LP (“ABR”) and rendered a...

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April 25

Federal Construction Contractors’ Affirmative Action Obligations

Wilson Stoker, Esq. Board Certified Labor & Employment Law Specialist Cokinos | Young View Bio Construction contractors and subcontractors that hold a federal construction contract...

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April 03

Employment Law Update: Risks from Faulty Background Check Disclosures Growing in Texas

In a January decision out of the Northern District of Texas, Southwest Airlines escaped liability in a class action lawsuit over the company’s background check...

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March 22

Employment Law Update: Negligence-Based Lawsuits Against Texas Employers for Wrongful Employee Acts

A growing theory of liability that plaintiffs’ attorneys are pursuing against companies nationwide, including in Texas, is that employers should be held financially responsible for...

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March 09

Austin Adopts South’s First Paid Sick Leave Law

All employers who do business in Austin, Texas, need to prepare themselves for complying with the first paid sick leave law enacted in the South. ...

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February 14

Dichotomizing CGL Coverage for Construction Defects

On January 31, Pat Wielinski presented at the 2018 Conference on Surety Bonding and Construction Risk Management sponsored by the Associated General Contractors of America,...

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February 08

Navigating Risks for Geoprofessionals

Stephanie Cook joined with a recognized industry expert to provide a joint presentation for the TCEL/Geoprofessionals Serving Texas on the business risks that engineers face...

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February 06

Construction Contract Clauses: What the CPA Needs to Understand

Stephanie O'Rourke, with the help of Travis Riley, hosted a webinar for the Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association (CICPAC) about what CPAs need to understand in...

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January 26

A Review of Spooky Construction Projects

Stephanie O’Rourke did a presentation on “They Creak, They Crack, They Crumble: A Review of Spooky Construction Projects” at Texas A&M University. To get the...

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