Legal Roundup
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Jasmine Tobias Named to National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 List in Texas
Holland & Knight Associate Jasmine Tobias has been selected for inclusion in The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2019 for Texas.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of labor investigation results in north texas subway restaurants paying $39,572 in back wages, damages and penalties
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Krunal Enterprise Inc. in Plano, Texas; Krunal Subs LLC in Richardson, Texas; and Krunal Foods LP in Plano, Texas – all with common ownership and doing business as Subway franchisees – have paid $18,151 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 10 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of labor investigation results in pipeline contractor paying $127,000 in back wages, damages for failing to pay overtime
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Team Industrial Services Inc. – operating in Borger, Texas – has paid $127,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 38 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of labor investigation results in Texas roofing company paying $101,832 in back wages
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Morgan Roofing LLC – based in Galveston, Texas – has paid $101,832 in back wages to 28 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of labor investigation results in Houston restaurants owner paying $100,000 in back wages to employees
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the owner of a Houston-based enterprise that operates eight Tostada Regia restaurants in the Houston, Texas, area has paid $100,126 to 438 employees for violating the overtime and minimum wage requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Nabors Corporate Services and C&J Well Services Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Suit for $1.2 Million
Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. and C&J Well Services, Inc., two Houston-based oil field services companies, have agreed to pay nine Black employees and one of their White co-workers a total of $1,225,000 to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Four Attorneys Join Bradley's Construction Practice Group in Houston
Bradley is pleased to announce that Melissa Broussard Carroll, Rebecca A. Muff, Saira S. Siddiqui, and Sydney M. Warren have joined the firm’s Houston office as associates in the Construction Practice Group.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Marketing and Consumer Data Privacy
Litigation and Media Attorney Christine Walz will speak at the 2019 National Multifamily Housing Council Data Privacy Standards and Compliance Summit on November 14.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Digital Marketing and the New Risk Landscape
Litigation attorney Lynn Calkins will be speaking at the National Multifamily Housing Council OPTECH Conference & Expo.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Holland & Knight’s Adrian Talamantes Named to The Legal 500 US-Mexico Private Practice Powerlist
Holland & Knight Energy Attorney Adrian Talamantes has been named to The Legal 500's US-Mexico Private Practice Powerlist for the second straight year.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Wearables and Bio-Sensing Panel
Intellectual Property Attorney Robert Hill will participate in a panel at the 2019 Texas Wireless Summit on November 12.
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Managing IP Covers Patent Trial Best Practices, Chaney Featured
Shook Of Counsel Tanya Chaney presented, “Patent Litigation: Overcoming Evidentiary Landmines at Trial,” at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association in National Harbor, Maryland, Oct. 24, 2019.
LITTLER MENDELSON: Littler Recognized by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity as a 2019 Top Performer and Selected for the 2019 Compass Award
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been recognized by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) as a 2019 Top Performer and as a 2019 Compass Award winner.
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Bradley Partner Stephanie Gaston Named to National Diversity Council’s “2019 Top 50 Women Lawyers”
Bradley attorney Stephanie Gaston was named one of the “2019 Top 50 Women Lawyers” by the National Diversity Council.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: La Cantera Resort and Spa to Pay Over $2.5 Million to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit
The former operators of the La Cantera Resort and Spa have agreed to pay $2,625,000 to settle a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: #MeToo and the New Realities of Workplace Conduct and Board Expectations
The #MeToo movement is just over a year old, but it has ignited potentially explosive questions of how to address workplace conduct, from sexual harassment to interactions that exclude certain genders or nationalities.
CLARK HILL PLC: John Culberson Honored by NASA with Distinguished Public Service Medal
Former U.S. Representative from Texas and current Clark Hill Member, John Culberson, was honored on October 25, 2019 by NASA with a Distinguished Public Service Medal.
LOCKE LORD LLP: ACI's 26th National Forum on Residential Mortgage Regulatory Enforcement & Litigation
Tom Connop is speaking at ACI's 26th National Forum on Residential Mortgage Regulatory Enforcement & Litigation on October 29, 2019 in Dallas.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Pro Bono Client Speaks on Life-Changing Result Obtained by Emma Doineau as She is Profiled and Pictured by The Texas Lawbook as Outstanding Pro Bono Achievement Award Recipient
Houston Associate Emma Doineau, a member of Locke Lord’s Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, was profiled in an article from The Texas Lawbook detailing her extensive pro bono work that resulted in her client being awarded over $236,000 in refund checks from the IRS and the dismissal of the agency’s $100,000 claim against him.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Sharp Named to Redwood Media’s ‘Top 50 Attorneys’ List
Of Counsel Jason Sharp has been named to the “Top 50 Attorneys of 2019” list by Redwood Media’s Top 100.