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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“WSRCPA”). I have addressed here in previous posts the employment law provisions of the WSRCPA. For easier reference I have summarized those provisions here with links to the posts.
1. Amendments to the Commodity Exchange Act. Section 748 of [...]
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On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“WSRCPA”). This post is the fifth in a five-part series on the employment law provisions of the WSRCPA. This post examines Section 1079A of the WSRCPA, which amends the False Claims Act.
The False Claims Act. The False Claims Act [...]
Category : Blog & Employment Law News
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“WSRCPA”).
This post is the fourth in a five-part series on the employment law provisions of the WSRCPA. This post examines employment-related provisions Section 1057 of the WSRCPA, which is part of the new Consumer Financial Protection Act of [...]
Category : Blog & Employment Law News
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“WSRCPA”). This post is the third in a five-part series on the employment law provisions of the WSRCPA.
Sarbanes-Oxley Amendments. This post examines those provisions of the WSRCPA which amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”).
SOX Failed To Protect Whistleblowers. [...]
Category : Blog & Employment Law News
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“WSRCPA”).
This post is the second in a five-part series on the employment law provisions of the WSRCPA. This post examines Section 922 of the WSRCPA, which amends the Securities Exchange Act by providing a financial award for whistleblowers and [...]
Category : Blog & Employment Law News
On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“WSRCPA”).
This post is the first in a five-part series on the employment law provisions of the WSRCPA. This post examines Section 748 of the WSRCPA, which amends the Commodity Exchange Act by providing a financial award for whistleblowers [...]
Category : Blog & Employment Law News
The general rule in Texas. The general rule in Texas is, absent an employment contract for a term or limiting an employer’s right to terminate, an employment-at-will exists, meaning an employee can be terminated for a good reason, a bad reason or no reason at all, so long as it is not an unlawful reason. [...]
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Federal employment law is a patchwork. Our federal employment laws are a patchwork of prohibitions and requirements enacted in fits and spurts in response to pressing perceived problems. Perhaps if, like Justinian, a former president had commissioned the best and brightest to recommend a comprehensive set of employment laws, our current law would be more rational [...]
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The most violated employment law. It has been said the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)–the federal wage and hour law–is the most violated employment law in the country, and I believe it. It is a law that we as employment lawyers see even the largest, most well-informed companies routinely violating.
Good intentions not enough. The reason? The FLSA is [...]
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G. Scott Fiddler was recently named to H Texas Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” list for 2010 in the field of Employment Litigation. H Texas Magazine describes the Top Lawyers recognition as reserved for the “top 2% of lawyers that have been voted and recognized as the best in Houston.” This is the third year in row Mr. Fiddler has been named to [...]
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