Prevailing plaintiffs in employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation cases can recover attorney’s fees their attorney’s incur in prosecuting those claims. In many instances the attorney’s fees sought can exceed the monetary relief the plaintiff obtains and can act as a serious impediment to prompt settlement.
Since most of these cases are done on a contingency
Last week the Supreme Court of Texas granted a Petition for Review to hear the case of Mission Independent School District v. Garcia. While the petition for review has three issues (issue four was not challenged by the respondent), only one is relevant to private employers. The school district argues for a bright line rule that
The Supreme Court of Texas served up a significant victory for Waffle House in a case holding that a plaintiff alleging both a statutory sexual harassment claim and a negligent supervision and retention claim based on the same conduct is limited to recovering solely on the statutory remedy.
Here are the facts as reported by the
This legislative session the Texas Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, amendments that significantly expands the scope of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act ("Act") as it relates to individuals with disabilities.
The amendment provides that:
On March 20, 2009 I posted an entry about several leave of absence bills pending in the Texas Legislature. Today I want to highlight a few other bills that will effect Texas employers if passed.