Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas
Recent News About Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas
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Gentlemen's club faces unpaid wage allegations from dancer
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman employed as an exotic dancer at a local gentlemen’s club is suing the business for purportedly improper pay practices. -
Employee alleges Mobile Destination did not properly calculate overtime wage rate
HOUSTON – An Arkansas man alleges his Nacogdoches-based employer failed to properly calculate the rate he should be paid for overtime work. -
TechnipFMC employee alleges he was not paid at appropriate overtime rate
HOUSTON – A current employee of an equipment supplier for oil and gas companies alleges he is owed unpaid overtime wages. -
Former Novo Nordisk employee files age discrimination suit
HOUSTON – A Montgomery County man alleges his age was a factor in his former employer's decision not to rehire him after a reduction in force. -
Lawsuit: inaccurate background check cost applicant position with home improvement chain
HOUSTON – Alleging that he lost out on a job with a home improvement chain because of an inaccurate background screening report, local resident Michael Chicosky has filed a lawsuit. -
Houston federal court receives home invasion suit
HOUSTON – A state district lawsuit pinning a 2016 home invasion on ADT Security Services, Inc. is now under federal jurisdiction. -
Former Cemex employee alleges overtime rate was not properly calculated
HOUSTON – A former employee of a manufacturer and distributor of cement and ready-mix concrete alleges his overtime pay was not calculated at the correct rate. -
Texcap Financial allegedly continued to call Houston man after he asked it to stop
HOUSTON – A Houston consumer alleges a debt collector trying to collect a debt owed by a family member ignored his requests to stop contacting him. -
Lawsuit: gentlemen's club withheld wages from workers
HOUSTON – The law firm Young & Newsom, P.C. in Amarillo has filed a federal unpaid wages lawsuit against a local adult entertainment club. -
A wing and a prayer: ex-Hooters girl's suit accuses famed wing eatery of improper pay practices
HOUSTON – A former Hooters Girl has brought a federal lawsuit against the famed chicken wing restaurant, stating the eatery allegedly maintained several illegal policies and practices that deprive her and similarly employed women of minimum and overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -
La. seaman sues after grocery box knocks him to the ground
GALVESTON – An alleged on the job incident earlier this year in which a Louisiana seaman was knocked to the ground is the subject of a federal lawsuit. -
Consumer alleges letter from AssetCare, CF Medical falsely suggests settlement offer was one-time option
HOUSTON – A Houston consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against two debt collectors over allegations a letter sent to him was misleading. -
Former sales agent alleges BergHOFF International owes unpaid overtime wages
HOUSTON – A former employee of a housewares and kitchen appliances manufacturer is seeking to recover allegedly unpaid overtime wages. -
Dismissed: federal judge's order closes flight attendants' suit against Boeing
HOUSTON – A federal lawsuit pitting two United flight attendants against The Boeing Co. came to an end before it could turn a month old. -
Lawsuit: Army reservist passed over for promotion because of absences attributed to deployments
HOUSTON – Locally-based Keane Group, Inc. has been sued by an employee who asserts that the company passed him over for a promotion because of his military service, recent Houston federal court records show. -
Copyright suit: real estate agency used photography studio's aerial panoramic image of Houston without permission
HOUSTON – A Texas-based commercial photography studio has brought a copyright lawsuit against a local real estate agency, recent Houston federal court records show. -
Couple alleges Houston home purchased from Liberty Home Builders has defects
HOUSTON – An African-American couple has filed a suit against a home builder over allegations their home has defects. -
Former The Original Lercy's employee alleges she is owed unpaid overtime wages
HOUSTON – A former employee of a restaurant alleges she was not paid the correct rate for overtime work. -
Consumer alleges CenterPoint Energy Resources reported inaccurate information on report
HOUSTON – A Houston consumer alleges he has been injured by inaccurate information on his credit report. -
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, GI KBS Parent alleged to have failed to pay overtime
HOUSTON – An integrated retail property services company is alleged to have failed to pay an assistant custodian the correct rate for overtime pay.