by Eric Kolder | Nov 18, 2020
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled on a case involving something called the “cat’s paw theory” of liability in the employment discrimination context. The term “cat’s paw” comes from a fable where a monkey induced a cat to pull roasting nuts from a fire...
by Eric Kolder | Jun 18, 2020
The Supreme Court of the United States published its long-awaited opinion this week addressing employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Ruling. An employer violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which makes it unlawful to...
by Eric Kolder | Oct 20, 2019
The Department of Labor recently announced their final rule expanding overtime eligibility to 1.3 million American workers. The DOL’s rule increases the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt workers from the current $455 per week ($23,660 annually) to $684 per...
by Ramey Flock | Jun 6, 2019
Congratulations to our trial team (Attorneys Paul Gilliam & Alan Brown, Legal Assistant Brenda Montano and IT Support Erick Nelson) on their recent win in Smith County District Court. The Ramey trial team defended a driver in a personal injury case where liability...
by Eric Kolder | May 22, 2019
Eric Kolder recently served on expert panel at the East Texas Employment Survey seminar held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Click here to watch followup interview with Eric Kolder regarding participant’s questions related to drug testing. 2019 East Texas Employment...
by Eric Kolder | May 8, 2019
Eric Kolder spoke on May 8, 2019 at the May meeting of the East Texas Human Resource Association. The topic was “FLSA Litigation”. The meeting was held at Kilgore College – Longview, Texas Campus.
