The Equal Pay Act is a statute that requires that women be paid the same as men who perform the same work. The Equal Pay Act was passed in the 1970’s as an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against minorities. Texas passed its version of Title VII, Texas’
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Texas AG Blocks ADA Lawsuits with Frivolous Defense
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to most employers and public buildings. State agencies can claim sovereign immunity and avoid an ADA lawsuit entirely. But, states waive that sovereign immunity if the agency accepts federal funding. In the past ten years or so, there have been a surge of ADA lawsuits seeking access to public…
AG Abbott Overruled Again
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
I wrote previously about Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott engaging in frivolous defenses and frivolous lawsuits. See my posts here and here. Well, now a Travis County Judge has found AG Abbott’s opinion about the VIA Transit center to also "border on the frivolous." See San Antonio Express News report. The issue concerns…
Wendy Davis Awarded $260,000 in Attorney Fees
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Wendy Davis has been awarded $260,000 in a re-districting lawsuit from 2011. She had requested $478,000. I previously wrote about her lawsuit, along with lawsuits by various civil rights organizations here. A few politicians and a few civil rights groups won their lawsuit alleging that the Texas legislature discriminated against minorities when they revised…
Civil Rights Groups Will Seek $6 Million in Attorney’s Fees
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
I recently wrote about the Texas Attorney General who has filed several high-profile frivolous lawsuits. See my post here. He spent close to $4 million on his political lawsuits. If that was not enough, the Attorney General also lost big in a big lawsuit. The winning party in a civil rights lawsuit has the…
Texas Attorney General Files Frivolous Lawsuits
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
If I said one day, " I go to work, I sue the federal government, and then I go home," I would be accused of filing frivolous lawsuits. When Greg Abbott says the same thing, that he goes to work, sues the federal government, and then goes home, he is accused of effective politics. The…