Professor Eugene Volokh of the Volokh Conspiracy analyzes Oberti Sullivan's recent Fifth Circuit victory and offers some of his thoughts on U.S. federal courts' application of foreign law.
Issue 10: New Texas Supreme Court decision on punitive damages in a Sabine Pilot case may be significant for Texas employers and Texas employees
Texas Hot Topic Employment Law Question Issue 8: Houston retaliation attorney Mark Oberti discusses the new wave of SOX retaliation cases and what it means in Texas
Texas Hot Topic Employment Law Question Issue 7: Houston overtime attorney Ed Sullivan discusses the impact Dukes v. Walmart has had on the certification of FLSA collective actions
Houston employment lawyers discuss the recent decision by the Supreme Court to grant certiorari to set the rules on what it takes for a person to be a supervisor in Title VII harassment cases under the Supreme Court's decisions in Ellerth and Faragher.
Texas Hot Topic Employment Law Question Issue 6: Houston employment lawyer Ed Sullivan discusses the recent Supreme Court decision determining that certain pharmaceutical representatives where exempt from overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").
Ed Sullivan and Mark Oberti discuss the Supreme Court's decision to grant cert. in Genesis Healthcare v. Symczyk. This is of interest to anyone who follows Offers of Judgment and FLSA litigation.
Texas Hot Topic Employment Law Question Issue 5: New Seventh Circuit retaliation cases found fact questions on cases where the employee threatened violence at the workplace.Developments All Lawyers Need to Know"