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On June 29, 2022, the Supreme Court issued an Opinion in Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety that found that states do not have sovereign immunity from military discrimination claims under USERRA.

On April 28, 2022, the United States Supreme Court  issued an Opinion holding that claims for violation of the Rehabilitation Act cannot include remedies for emotional damages or punitive damages.  The Court held that claims under the Rehabilitation Act must be limited to damages that could be re...

On May 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued an Opinion holding that a party opposing arbitration does not have to show prejudice to prove waiver.  One of the ways employees fight employers that are trying to force their employment lawsuit into private arbitration instead of a jury of ...

American Freight Management Company, LLC, which does business as American Freight Furniture and Mattress, has agreed to pay $5 million to women previously denied jobs in sales or warehouse jobs according to the EEOC.

On January 21, 2022, United States District Judge Jeffrey Brown has entered an order blocking the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal workers.  The particular mandate is anticipated to cover 3.5 million workers.  Presently, the Biden administration has asserted that 98% of federal ...

As an employment law firm that primarily represents employees our firm does not go a week without a potential client contacting us after they have quit because they contended their work environment was so terrible that they had no choice but to quit.  What those individuals do not realize is that...

At least once a month our office receives a call from a potential client that claims he or she has been wrongfully terminated while under the care of their doctor.  However, what many people do not realize is that a doctor's excuse is not what gives them protected leave from work.  It is laws lik...