Category: Texas
US Department of Labor recovers $178K in back wages for 27 workers of Houston employer who misclassified them as independent contractors
The United States Department of Labor announced the recovery of $178k in wages for construction workers who…
Defining the Term Employee in Workers Comp Lawsuit
From Waste360, Barry Shanoff provides an excellent analysis and discussion of a case which focused on whether…
Texas Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Agreement that was Signed Electronically
From JDSupra, Tiffany Cox Stacy and Patrick Maher discuss a recent case before the Texas Supreme Court…
Texas Supreme Court Finds Injured Contract Worker Was an Employee for Workers’ Compensation Purposes
From Lexology, Abby Kotun and Paulo McKeeby discuss a recent case in which a staffing agency’s employee was found…
Directional Driller was Independent Contractor
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent case in which a highly skilled directional driller was found…
Business Groups Challenge Biden Administration’s Delay of Trump-era Independent Contractor Rule
From JDSupra, Allan Bloom and Eric Novak discuss a lawsuit brought by business groups that challenged the…
Fifth Circuit Affirms Ruling That Parties Lacked Agreement to Arbitrate
From JDSupra, Nora Valenza-Frost reports on a case in which there were conflicting terms relating to dispute…
Employer’s Signature May Not Be Essential to Enforceability of Arbitration Agreement
From JDSupra, Arnoldo Rodriguez discusses a unique case in which an employer did not sign an arbitration agreement…
Employee vs. Independent Contractor
From Law.com/Texas Lawyer, Michael P. Maslanka discusses the ongoing struggle between protecting workers and allowing individual freedom…
COVID-19: Self employed Texans get some relief benefits
From The American Genius, April Bingham discusses opportunities for independent contractors to obtain benefits through Disaster Unemployment…
Texas Rule on “Gig Workers” Takes Effect
From Epstein Becker Green, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Greta Ravitsky, Kevin R. Vozzo, and Christopher R. Shur provide…
Texas Workers Could Lose Employee Rights Under Proposed Rule For Gig-Economy Apps
From Houston Public Media, Elizabeth Trovall reports that, amidst a cloud of controversy, the Texas Workforce Commission…
