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The State of Texas infrequently regulates the workplace. This summer, however, Texas enacted two notable workplace laws about which employers should be aware.

Treasurer claims duties, salary reduced after reporting financial improprieties

Wife of worker who contracted COVID loses case in unanimous decision

Section 1281.98 of the Code provides that in an employment or consumer arbitration, if the drafting party does not pay the invoiced costs and fees to the arbitration provider within 30 days of the due date, that party is breaching the arbitration agreement.

Many California employers and their counsel remain blissfully ignorant of the latest “gotcha” law in California, which can easily derail an otherwise perfectly planned arbitration....

House Bill 14 (by Harris (R), House District 8, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas) - Effective September 1, 2023 - THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OF PLATS, PLANS,...

Medical resident dismissed from program following reports about her performance, attendance, patient care

If the regulatory authority fails to issue an approval within 15 days after the date required by the Texas Local Government Code, a third-party reviewer may be used in lieu of the reviewer utilized by the regulatory authority.

This submission focuses on children’s rights abuses in the context of the Malian armed conflict, child labor and exposure to toxics, sexual and gender-based violence, and teenage pregnancy and child marriage as barriers to realizing the right to education.

Regular employment vis-à-vis project employment