On behalf of Warren & Siurek, L.L.P. | Sep 29, 2015 | Employment Disputes
The Texas Roadhouse, which is known for line dancing and great food, is involved in a lawsuit claiming that the restaurant was engaged in unfair employment practices. A 40-year-old woman who applied to work at the roadhouse alleges that she was not given the...
On behalf of Warren & Siurek, L.L.P. | Sep 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Department of Labor announced today that Halliburton has agreed to pay $18.29 million to 1,016 workers in unpaid overtime compensation. The Department of Labor’s investigation revealed that Halliburton paid twenty-eight (28) different types of workers,...
On behalf of Warren & Siurek, L.L.P. | Sep 21, 2015 | Employment Disputes
Henry’s Turkey Service, headquartered in Texas, is being accused of abusing 28 men with intellectual disabilities. The plaintiffs were allegedly being underpaid and resided within inhumane living conditions. Thirty-two men had apparently been subjected to the...
On behalf of Warren & Siurek, L.L.P. | Sep 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
La Ley de Ausencia Familiar y Medica (FMLA) proporciona a los empleados elegibles con un máximo de doce (12) semanas fuera del trabajo sin sueldo para cuidar de sí mismos, o, cuidar de un familiar con una condicion medica grave. Los empleados...
On behalf of Warren & Siurek, L.L.P. | Sep 14, 2015 | Wage & Hour Laws
The Bare Assets and Midnight Lace clubs in Texas as well as another named defendant are being sued by a former employee. She alleges that the defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The plaintiff brought the case in a federal district court...
On behalf of Warren & Siurek, L.L.P. | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) provides eligible employees with up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave to care for their own, or a family member’s, serious medical condition. Employees are also entitled to FMLA leave for the birth or adoption...
On behalf of Warren & Siurek, L.L.P. | Sep 7, 2015 | Wage & Hour Laws
To some Texas readers, being a live-in employee sounds like a good deal, especially the thought of not needing to commute. A housing authority in another state is being accused of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act after it fired one of its in-house employees. The...
