Legal Roundup
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Delivery Contractor Pays Back Wages After Wrongly Denying Paid Sick Leave to Employee Ordered to Quarantine
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Zoom X Inc. – a delivery service contractor based in Katy, Texas – has paid $1,700 in back wages to an employee for wrongly denying paid sick leave for a qualifying reason covered under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS: Houston man charged with COVID relief fraud
A funeral home operator has been taken into custody on allegations he fraudulently sought over $13 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: 12 Greenberg Traurig Texas Attorneys Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. 2020 Guide
The Legal 500 United States 2020 Guide recognized 12 attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Texas offices.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Adelaida V. Mihu Receives 2020 ABA On the Rise Award
Adelaida V. Mihu, a shareholder in the Houston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was recognized as a 2020 American Bar Association’s “On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers.”
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: 3 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Honored as “On The Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers” by the ABA
Adelaida Vasquez Mihu, Vishesh Narayen, and Erica Okerberg of Greenberg Traurig, LLP are 2020 honorees for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) “On The Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers.”
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT CUMMINGS: Dick Sayles is Recognized for Legal Excellence by Chambers USA and Lawdragon
Bradley is pleased to announce that Dallas Managing Partner Richard A. (Dick) Sayles has earned some of the legal industry’s most prestigious honors in 2020 for his courtroom expertise and successful results on behalf of clients.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Christopher L. Bell Completes Five Years as Independent Monitor for Duke Energy
Christopher L. Bell, of the global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, is pleased to announce the completion of his five-year appointment as Independent Monitor overseeing Duke Energy’s compliance with a complex set of debarment and other agreements arising from Duke’s guilty plea to criminal misdemeanor violations of the Clean Water Act.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Issues Statement on SCOTUS Upholding DACA Program
Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement on United States Supreme Court ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
MAYER BROWN: The Legal 500 US 2020 ranks Mayer Brown in 64 categories and recognizes 22 lawyers as “Leading Individuals”
Mayer Brown announced that the 2020 edition of The Legal 500 United States ranked the firm in 64 categories.
TEXAS SUPREME COURT: Equality and Justice Under the Law
Critical conversations are taking place in communities across Texas about equality and justice under the law.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Warns County Officials to Avoid Misleading the Public on Vote by Mail Laws
Following recent decisions by the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued another guidance letter to Texas county judges and election officials, warning that Texans may not claim disability based on fears of contracting COVID-19 to obtain a mail-in ballot.
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: OP-ED: Only Reform Will Achieve Results
On Memorial Day, we rightly honor those heroes who fought and died for our freedom.
OSHA LIANG LLP: Osha Liang LLP Ranked on IAM Patent 1000 List of “The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2020′
Osha Liang LLP was recognized on the IAM Patent 1000 list of “The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2020.’
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Shari Heyen to Moderate Panel at AC20 Virtual Series
Shari L. Heyen, shareholder and co-chair of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice, will moderate a virtual panel at the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors’ AC20 Virtual Series.
CLARK HILL PLC: “Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About”: Employee Speech During and After COVID-19
Clark Hill PLC issued the following announcement on.As the spread of COVID-19 begins to slow, many employers are anxiously preparing their workplace offices to reopen and employees are anticipating their return to work.
REED SMITH LLP: Three Reed Smith attorneys elected to Houston Bar Association-International Law Section
The Houston Bar Association’s International Law Section has elected its officers for the 2020-2021 term, and Reed Smith attorneys got the votes.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: 3 Greenberg Traurig Austin Attorneys Present at UT Law CLE 30th Annual Conference
Kendyl T. Hanks, Charles “Skip” Watson, and Nicole Leonard Córdoba, attorneys in the Austin office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, presented at the University of Texas School of Law Continuing Legal Education (CLE) 30th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals
LITTLER MENDELSON PC: The ADA and COVID-19: What Employers Need to Know as Businesses Reopen
Rodney Klein, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's outreach and training manager, will join Littler attorneys to discuss San Antonio's reopening guidelines and their intersection with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Texas Chiropractic Association's Chiro Texpo 2020
GT Dallas’ Joe Coniglio will be speaking at the Texas Chiropractic Association’s Chiro Texpo 2020 virtual conference.
LITTLER MENDELSON PC: Littler Launches Holistic Workforce Restructuring Solution
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, announces the launch of the Littler Restructuring Assessment Solution, a resource for employers forced to make critical decisions about reductions in force (RIFs), furloughs, layoffs and other workforce restructuring measures.