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/cdklawyers.com// 11/19/2010 With the holidays approaching, many employers plan to host office parties. While these events can be fun, morale-boosting experiences, they can also...
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/cdklawyers.com// 11/19/2010 With the holidays approaching, many employers plan to host office parties. While these events can be fun, morale-boosting experiences, they can also...
/cdklawyers.com// 11/18/2010 An employer’s reason for discharging an employee cannot be based on the employee’s membership in a class protected by law. For example,...
/cdklawyers.com// 09/23/2010 Most employers should address whether employees may receive gifts, meals or offers of entertainment from vendors, clients or other business contacts; often...
/cdklawyers.com// 09/19/2010 All businesses develop and use confidential information and trade secrets to run their operations and to further their business goals. Confidential information...
/cdklawyers.com// 09/15/2010 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed summary judgment for plan participants in an ERISA matter. Dupre v. Employee Benefit Servs....
/cdklawyers.com// 09/07/2010 Most employees begin new jobs by acknowledging receipt and understanding of the employer’s policies. Frequently, such policies state that employees have no...
/cdklawyers.com// 08/22/2010 An employee subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act may wish to “work through lunch” so the employee can leave the workplace...
/cdklawyers.com// 08/20/2010 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a worker was an independent contractor—not an employee—and thus not entitled to overtime...
/cdklawyers.com// 08/17/2010 When an employee and employer find themselves in a dispute, they often bring in legal counsel to help resolve their differences. Many...
/cdklawyers.com// 02/06/2010 Given the country’s economic situation, some businesses have contemplated using independent contractors—instead of hiring employees—as a possible way to save money. Keith...
/cdklawyers.com// 01/31/2010 Many employment law clients are strangers to litigation, and they have questions about the process. Oftentimes, even before a trial, a client...
01/27/2010 While Texans usually enjoy mild winters, each year seems to bring one or two bad storms. How should employers prepare for these inevitable...