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AUSTIN, Texas -- When Carmen Lambeck's common-law husband died alone in his Harris County Sheriff's patrol unit late on a particularly warm February night in 2017, she had questions. Deputy Terry Faughtenberry's vehicle was still running when he was found about two hours after beginning his shift. His cause of death was ruled to be a heart attack. Faughtenberry hadn't been feeling well the week it happened, Lambeck said, but he didn't have a documented history of heart issues. She needed to know what happened, she said. So she requested records under the Texas Public Information Act. In that request, Lambeck asked to see the reports for the night Faughtenberry died. She filed the request to the county and waited. And waited. "They never wound up turning over anything," she said. In a reporting collaboration with the Houston Chronicle, ABC13 analyzed nearly 250,000 open records decisions issued by the Texas Attorney General from 2009-2018 and found situations like … [Read more...] about Analysis: Secrecy reigns as information requests almost always denied by Attorney General

The injunctive provisions that the court issued against EmCare's Dallas office were based on evidence EEOC presented of a sexually hostile work environment and retaliation against two of Stokes' co-workers, Bonnie Shaw, an EmCare credentialer, and Luke Trahan, a recruiter, who EmCare fired for supporting Ms. Stokes' claims. The jury earlier awarded Shaw and Trahan $82,000 and $167,000, respectively, to compensate for lost wages and benefits as a result of having been fired. … [Read more...] about Injunction, Attorney Fees Ordered Against EmCare in EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Case

That said, law firms must also have the discipline to end discussions when necessary. “You can’t get so invested in the thrill of the pursuit that you make a bad decision,” Jillson says. “You need to be able to say, ‘This looked like a good deal, but we need to walk away.’” Danger signs include firms that seem desperate to merge or one firm that tries to out-negotiate the other. Another potential red flag: Firms that have recently acquired a slew of lateral attorneys can easily lose those same lawyers because they’ve got experience packing up their practices and heading out the door. … [Read more...] about How to pull off a successful law firm merger

EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws against employment discrimination.  Further information is available at www.eeoc.gov.  EEOC's Dallas District Office is responsible for processing discrimination charges, administrative enforcement and the conduct of agency litigation in northern Texas and parts of New Mexico. … [Read more...] about Texas Oil Field Services Company Pays $30,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

According to the EEOC's lawsuit against the company, Joey Snyder, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January 2012, was hired by OK Concrete as a mixer driver in late March 2012. The EEOC claims that Snyder successfully completed his training for the job. However, he subsequently notified a member of management that he would need a few days off after his health benefits became active to receive treatment for his cancer. Snyder was fired just hours later. The EEOC charges that the decision to fire Snyder was based on disability discrimination. … [Read more...] about OK Concrete Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination