Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Harjeen Zibari Most of us will have worked a service industry job at one point. While in undergrad, I waited tables at several different restaurants to save money for law school. Waitressing taught me some really important things: how to carry a tray of champagne glasses…
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Deontae Wherry You have just learned that a loved one needs serious medical care—or maybe you are facing a health crisis of your own. You go to HR, hoping to take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), only to hear: “You’re not…
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Riley Carter The PUMP Act, short for Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act, represents an important step forward in workplace protections for nursing employees. Signed into law in December 2022, the Act significantly expands and strengthens the rights of breastfeeding workers in the United…
During the holiday season around my college campus, there was “common knowledge” that one of the biggest benefits of working retail on holidays like Black Friday was that you’d be entitled to time and a half solely because you worked on that day. Cut to becoming an employment lawyer and…
Time does not stop for anyone. There are time limits for filing claims against your employer. In fact, state and federal claims have different deadlines for different types of claims. When pursuing a claim against your employer, it is important to note the statute of limitations for the claim you…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Love them or hate them, this is the time of the year during which employers are finalizing holiday party plans. After a long pause on holiday parties due to Covid-19, many employers are gearing up for their first holiday party since the…
Aside from New York’s magnificent architectural treasures and California’s amazing weather and beautiful beaches, what sets these two states apart from Texas? New York and California have strict requirements for employers to provide meal and rest breaks to employees, while Texas does not. Under Texas law, there is no requirement…