James Publishing: Texas Employment Law

Texas Employment Law

by Laura M. Franze

Book Description

Remedies have expanded to include damages for emotional distress and other psychological injury claims. Most employment lawsuits now include at least one workplace tort. And access to jury trials and punitive damages has been expanded.

With more dollars at stake, persuasive advocacy is more important than ever. Laura Franze’s Texas Employment Law helps you supply it by delivering potent arguments and effective forms. The book includes over 60 substantive discovery and pleading forms, omission-preventing checklists and outlines, time-saving letters, authoritative jury instructions, dispute-avoiding employment agreements, and artfully-drafted motions. There are nine well-supported chapters covering all types of employment discrimination – disability, sexual harassment, FMLA, race, sex, and age.

It also includes substantive and procedural analysis of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act and its remedies, 152 pages on workplace torts, with comprehensive coverage of interference with business interests, violations of business covenants, trade secret and privacy issues, defamation, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud and more, authoritative coverage of the traditional issues of wages, hours, and overtime, along with safety and health, employee benefits, unemployment compensation, employer record-keeping and internal policies. Additionally, Texas Employment Law includes the law of employment agreements – written, oral, and implied. Constructive discharge and the Sabine Pilot doctrine. Proper and improper methods of employee selection. Employment-oriented immigration laws. And much more.

The first and best place to look for employment answers is Laura Franze’s Texas Employment Law. Authoritative guidance is provided in this detailed analysis of local and federal cases and statutes covering:

Employment contracts
Wages, hours & overtime
Employee safety & health
Immigration issues
Pension, health & welfare benefits
Privacy issues
FMLA
Wrongful discharge
Constructive discharge
Sexual harassment
Disability discrimination
Race, sex, and age discrimination
Arbitration of employment claims

The following companies turn to Texas Employment Law for answers to their employment questions: Albertsons, Amoco, Arco, AT&T, Bank One, Bank United of Texas, Blockbuster, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Comerica Bank, Conoco, DART, DFW International Airport, Dr. Pepper / Seven Up, Fujitsu America, Greyhound Lines, La Quinta Inns, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Nokia, Shell, Southwestern Bell, and many more.

This two-volume practice guide is a comprehensive and authoritative resource built on the experience of 22 employment litigation specialists from leading Texas law firms. With over 1000 pages and two disks which includes more than 50 forms, Texas Employment Law provides detailed interpretations of the latest employment decisions and offers reasoned guidance, logical strategies and winning procedural approaches to help attorneys maneuver through the maze of new cases and opportunities.

Updated annually. ISBN 1-58012-026-1. Book price: $149.00

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