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Lubbock company and Texas Public Policy Foundation challenge EEOC over Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

By Nicholas Malfitano | Tuesday, Jul 23, 2024 @ 3:46pm

LUBBOCK – An electrical equipment company, represented by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, has brought suit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission contending that Congress violated the Quorum Clause in allowing its members to vote by proxy, and not in person, on a spending bill which authorized the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – one tenet of which is that employers must accommodate employees seeking an elective abortion.
Abusive commercial vehicle litigation in Texas is bleeding small business, video states

By David Yates | Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 @ 11:59am

AUSTIN—The Keep Texas Trucking Coalition has released its latest video, highlighting the devastating impact abusive lawsuits have on Texas small businesses.
Racehorse owners and trainers file lawsuit to stop unprecedented, federal authority given to private group to regulate the industry

By David Yates | Tuesday, Mar 16, 2021 @ 11:59am

LUBBOCK — Organizations representing Thoroughbred horse owners and trainers have filed a federal lawsuit to stop a new law in which Congress punted on its legislative duties and, instead, handed the power to regulate horse racing over to a private group.