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• Author: James R. (Rod) Tanner/Patrick J. Maher/Laura M. Franze
• Pages: 1-80

TEXAS EMPLOYMENT LAW

HIGHLIGHTS

This new edition of Texas Employment Law updates the governing law on a broad range of substantive topics

and includes new forms and appendices to help you work more eff‌iciently. The highlights include:

Thoroughly revised and updated chapters, bringing you current on the law governing:

• Sex Discrimination (Ch. 19)

• Sexual Harassment (Ch. 20)

• Race Discrimination (Ch. 22)

• Age Discrimination (Ch. 23)

• Retaliation (Ch. 26)

• Whistleblower Protection Under Sarbanes-Oxley (Ch. 33)

• Texas Whistleblower Act (Ch. 34)

Expanded coverage of these issues:

Immigration-Related Employment Practices (Ch. 7)

• Statute of limitations for timeliness failures re Form I-9

• ICE worksite enforcement actions

Wages, Hours and Overtime (Ch. 9)

• Damages for emotional injury resulting from retaliation in violation of FLSA

• Issues re: workers who maintain irregular hours

Employment Rules and Policies (Ch. 16)

• Why Texas courts refuse to recognize a claim for “negligent investigation”

• What constitutes “concerted activity” according to the NLRB and Fifth Circuit

TCHRA: Procedures and Remedies (Ch. 18)

• When the EEOC’s authority to investigate terminates

• Best practice re: pleading a request for attorney’s fees

Disability Discrimination (Ch. 21)

• Work-site attendance as an “essential function” of the job

• Accommodation process—burdens/responsibilities of employer and employee

Discrimination Based on National Origin, Religion, and Other Grounds (Ch. 24)

• When is a “permissive pretext” instruction appropriate?

• Viability of a claim for retaliatory hostile environment

Family and Medical Leave Act (Ch. 25)

• Eligibility for FMLA leave: H1-b foreign nationals; off-site employees

• Whether a chiropractor can be considered a “health care provider”

New Forms and Appendices, including:

• Original Petition—Libel and Slander (in connection with termination of employment)

• Defendant’s Answer to Plaintiff’s Complaint—ADA

• First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff—ADA Failure to Hire Case

• Response To Defendants’ Emergency Motion For Issuance of Letter Rogatory

• Motion for Summary Judgment—FMLA Case; Plaintiff’s Response; Order Denying Motion

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TEXAS

EMPLOYMENT LAW

VOLUME 1

James R. (Rod) Tanner, Esq.

Patrick J. Maher, Esq.

Laura M. Franze, Esq.

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