December 2010

 Don’t try this at work.  …  The Utah Supreme Court overruled a lower court which had found that an employer’s use of water boarding did not amount to Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress.  See report.  On a work retreat, the employer had employees hold down another employee while a supervisor water boarded the employee…

 J. Scott Partlow is not a lawyer.  He is not even truly J. Scott Partlow.  His real name is Jeff Russell and he served time in Kansas before moving to Dallas, Texas and start claiming to be a lawyer.  He has a facebook page for J. Scott Partlow, attorney.  He has been representing himself as…

Former heard of Pedernales Electric Co-Op is found guilty of money laundering, theft and mis-application of fiduciary property.  Bennie Fuelberg faces up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 per offense.   Mr. Fuelberg was the PEC General manager for 32 years until 2008.  See San Antonio Express News report. 

Mr. Fuelberg admitted on the…

The first Obama judicial appointment to be approved by the Senate is Magistrate Judge Diana Saldana.  Judge Saldana replaces Judge George Kazen in Laredo.  See story. 

This is an unfortunate reflection on the state of federal politics.  The Obama administration is two years old and just now, the first Texas appointment has been approved.

You have to admire anyone who earns the world’s best in any category.  Hans Nadler of Nadler’s Bakery and Deli, a San Antonio institution, was been recognized as the world’s best baker.  See San Antonio Express News report.  The International Union of Bakers and Confectioners announced that Mr. Nadler will receive its baker of…

Body language can tell you how your next job interview is going.  If the interviewer starts drumming her fingers, sighing, leaning back, she is irritated.  If she loses eye contact, fiddles with her fingers, then she is bored.  Watch for these clues in your next interview.  

If the interviewer leans back with her hands…

The new head of Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division is Jonathan Babiak.  Some readers may remember him as the former head of the appeals division at TWC.  He advised employers last Spring on how to game the system regarding unemployment claims.  See Houston Chronicle report.  Mr. Babiak told employers at a TWC hosted conference in…