Using this book

• Author: Laura M. Franze
• Pages: 24-24

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USING THIS BOOK

Statutes and case law sometimes do not fit neatly into one category or another. We are aware that a

practitioner may not read this book from cover to cover, but may refer to it chapter by chapter as needed.

Therefore we have been careful to discuss laws and cases whenever they apply, even if some redundancy

results. In cases of only indirect relationship, numerous cross-references are supplied. The focus of the book

is the law that is applied in the state of Texas. In many areas, however, the law is not yet fully developed and

reference by analogy to the law in other states is used as a predictor of how a Texas court might rule on any

particular subject.

Inthe caseof federallaw issues,there hasbeen aparticular emphasison FifthCircuit precedence,as itis

the federalFi fth CircuitCourt  ofAppeals to which the federal district courts in Texasmust ultimately turn

for interpretation of the law.Litigation issues are discussed throughout this two-volume set, as relevant to

each chapter. Supplemental editions of this work will contain entire chapters dedicated to the practical and

proceduralaspects ofemploymentlitigation.One finalcaution:this bookisas comprehensiveastwo volumes

of discussion and citation to authority will allow. Employment law is fast changing, however, and this area of

lawisparticularly factoriented.Onedifferencein factorjurisdiction,ornuance inpresentationorperspective,

can sometimes change the outcome of a case. The book is intended to be a guide only and is no substitute for

the experience and counsel of a seasoned employment lawyer.