Here’s a recent arbitration case that will interest employers with Spanish-speaking employees. In Delfingen US-Texas L.P. v Valenzuela, the employee sued the employer for workers’ compensation retaliation. Because the employee had signed an arbitration agreement, the employer filed a motion to compel arbitration. Arguing that the arbitration agreement was procedurally…
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2012 brought Texas businesses lots of employment law changes. In case you missed it, here is a short video of my recent talk on the radio program Money for Lunch about some of the highlights, including social media, arbitration, the top EEO claim against Texas employers, and what you can…
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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a case that involves two hot topics in employment law: arbitration agreements and noncompetes. In Nitro-Lift Technologies, LLC v. Howard, two employees who worked in Oklahoma signed a noncompete with their employer at the time, Nitro-Lift. The noncompete included an arbitration clause. The…
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Mark your calendar: on October 10, 2012, at 12:20 p.m. CST, I'll be on the radio blog program Money for Lunch talking about the top five developments in labor and employment law: 1. Social media 2. Arbitration 3. Workplace investigations 4. Retaliation & whistleblowing 5. Transgender discrimination Tune in at…
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Do your company’s policies include an arbitration clause? Is the clause governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), Texas Arbitration Act (TAA), or both? A recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court, Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Margaret A. Quinn, ___ S.W.3d ___, 2011 WL 1820875 (Tex. May 13, 2011) (not…
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