Wisconsin Joins Overtime Pay Lawsuit
Wisconsin is among a coalition of 21 states suing the U.S. Department of Labor over a new rule that would make more higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay. Nevada Attorney General Adam …
Texas
Lawsuit Against City of Austin Alleges Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars
The Texas Public Policy Foundation in conjunction with the Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin Wednesday, claiming the city’s collective bargaining agreement with the Austin Firefighters Association violates the Texas Constitution “gift clause” provision. The lawsuit comes at …
Landman Files Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Percheron Energy, LLC Failed to Pay Overtime Wages
Bohrer Brady, LLC has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a former landman for Percheron Energy, LLC seeking to recover unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages and attorney’s fees. The plaintiff seeks to represent landmen who worked for Percheron Energy, LLC within the last three years. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) September 07, 2016 A lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Texas claims …
Texas AG Files Lawsuit Against Waller County Over Open Carry
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Waller County over its ban on guns at its courthouse. The suit, filed Monday afternoon in district court in Travis County, centers on a provision of Texas’ new open carry law, which took effect in January. The law, which allows Texans with licenses to openly carry handguns, has an exemption prohibiting …
Federal Court Agrees with Texas Brief and Rejects Proposed Class Action Settlement for Benefiting Lawyers Instead of Class Members
A federal district court in California, last Wednesday, rejected the proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit against Similasan Corporation (Allen v. Similasan Corp., Case N. 12-cv-376-BAS-JLB, S.D. Cal.). Among other claims, the company was accused of engaging …
Judge Doesn’t Rule in Texas’ Lawsuit Over Transgender Protections
Despite the state’s request for an expedited ruling, a federal judge took no action Friday on a request to block the Obama administration’s guidelines to accommodate transgender students. U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor did not issue a ruling from the bench after an almost two-hour-long hearing during which state attorneys — as part of a Texas-led, 13-state effort to block …
Court Hears Lawsuit Over Federal Guidance on Transgender Students
On Friday, a federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by several states over the Obama administration’s stance on transgender rights. The case, Texas v. United States, targets the federal government’s interpretation that sex discrimination laws apply to …
University and State Ask Judge to Throw Out Anti-Gun Lawsuit
On Monday, The Office of The Texas Attorney General and the University of Texas at Austin asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit seeking to stop “campus carry”. The lawsuit was brought on from three current UT Austin faculty members: Professors Jennifer Lynn Glass, Lisa Moore and Mia Carter. The three professors sued the state of Texas and the Austin-based university in order to bar …
Lawsuit Blames Texas’ At-Large Districts for Lack of Latino Judges
A lawsuit has been filed against Texas’ governor and secretary of state regarding the alleged denial of equal opportunity for Latino voters in electing judges of their race. The suit filed by five Latino voters alleges that Texas is in violation of the Voting Rights Act for the process used to elect judges to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal and the Supreme Court. The legal team …
Texas AG Calls Lawsuit to Stop Campus Firearm Carry “Frivolous”
Fill one of these out, carry a gun on a college campus. Monday, Texas public universities ushered in the first day of a new reality. Anyone on campus licensed to carry a handgun is now legally allowed to do so on portions of state owned, four-year college campuses, thanks to a bill passed during the 2015 legislative session.