A federal judge in Iowa has ordered a company based in Texas to pay $1.76 million to former mentally disabled workers at a turkey plant. The US Department of Labor was granted a partial summary judgment against Hill Country Farms doing business as Henry’s Turkey Service. Henry’s 
housed the mentally disabled men in a dilapidated
May 2011
City Planner Fired for Disparaging Tweets
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in General
A city planner, Trent Cantrell, for the East Texas town of Lufkin was fired. He had tweeted that the city was an "armpit." Earlier, he had tweeted that he was waiting for the heat to leave – of course, "Deep East Texas would still be a sh**hole," he said. The City Manager said they do…
Texas Supreme Court Limits Worker’s Compensation Protection
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Worker's compensation
Worker’s compensation protects employees who suffer on-the-job injuries. The worker’s compensation scheme was devised back in the 1920’s and 1930’s as a way to prevent lawsuits against employers. The intent was to provide some modest level of compensation for workers who get injured. In return, employees would give up the right to file personal injury…