The national unemployment rate has reduced from 9.9% to 9.7% for May. See report. But, it appears that many of these new jobs are temporary jobs. The San Antonio rate has improved slightly from 7.3% in April to 7.1% in May. See TWC report. Overall, Texas added 43,600 jobs in May.
City Manager Demands Severance Pay
City Manager who "terminated" his employment under clouds of a scandal demands his severance pay. See San Antonio Express-News story. Ron Cain, who was City Manager for the town of Windcrest, a San Antonio suburban city, stepped down at the suggestion of the City Council. This was all prompted by a scandal involving his
Texas Supremes Are At It Again
Sigh, our Texas Supreme Court is at it again. In a recent decision, the Court conflated personal injury claims with sexual harassment and other froms of discrimination. See Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams. The Court found that claims based on assault and negligent supervision are preempted by the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. The
San Antonian Killed in Afghanistan
San Antonio pararescuer TSGT Michael Flores was killed in Afghanistan. TSGT Flores was a 1997 graduate of John Marshall High School. He was killed along with three others when their helicopter was crashed in Helmand Province. The Taliban claim they shot down the Osprey-22 helicopter. See San Antonio Express-News report.
State District Judge Serves on Jury
A state district judge was selected for a jury in Dallas County. Judge Carlos Cortez was shocked that he was not stricken by one side or the other. But, he says he enjoyed the experience. He declined to serve as jury foreman, because he wanted to watch the process. He eventually became the lone dissent
Report Details Wal-Mart’s Gender Bias 15 Years Ago
It was significant news when a class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart was certified a few weeks ago. Class action lawsuits are always significant, but especially so when the employer is Wal-Mart. I talked previously about the court ruling allowing the class certification. See blog post.
Now, someone at Wal-Mart leaked a report to
Woman Fired for Being Too Attractive
A woman in New York filed suit alleging she was fired essentially because she was too attractive. See report. According to the lawsuit allegations, the former employee at Citibank was criticized by male co-workers because her curvaceous figure was too distracting in standard business attire and high heels. The plaintiff claimed in the
Former Employee Emails Linkedin Contacts and is Sued
So, you have a LInkedin account. As with most users, many of your contacts are co-workers. You leave your employer and send messages to your contacts on Linkedin. Is that a problem? It is a problem, if you have a non-compete with your former employer in which you agreed to not contact former your former
Jokes About Not Eating Pork Can be Costly
Every so often someone will claim that discrimination is gone or mostly gone. Yet, evidence of bias pops up everywhere. In a recent trial in a patent infringement case in Marshall, Texas, a witness from Israel was testifying. The defense lawyer was cross examining the Israeli witness. Asking about the witness’ lunch meeting at Bodacious
Dallas Jury Awards $3.6 Million
A Dallas jury awarded $3.6 million to an Egyptian-American doctor who sued for race and religious discrimination. See report. It all started when the employer, UT Southwestern, asked Dr. Nassar to commit billing fraud. Dr. Nassar refused. He then felt constant discrimination and harassment and resigned in 2006.
It took the jury in