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84% of Fortune 100 used executive clawback provisions in '11; up from 18% in '06. Deterrent to executive ingenuity?: on.wsj.com/JHmPNH 9:49 AM May 25th via web
One of the many reasons Brown Fox was formed. Big firm talent + efficiency & rates of small firm = satisfied clients: shar.es/2k85N 8:40 AM May 10th via Tweet Button
Tx Sup Ct rules that in Sabine Pilot cases, punitive damages only available if there's malice around employee's firing: bit.ly/JddmzM 1:35 PM May 8th via web
SC Fed Ct: NLRB doesn't have authority to require employers to post notice advising employees they can form/join union: on.wsj.com/J6GiKv 2:00 PM Apr 16th via web
CA Sup Ct rules in favor of Dallas-based Brinker:Employers not required to police employees to ensure meal breaks taken:bit.ly/IyMLeU 1:51 PM Apr 13th via web
CA bill seeks to protect employers who fail to investigate employees' social media activity from negligent hire claims: 1.usa.gov/w0zWFJ 1:14 PM Mar 1st via web
Houston federal judge rules no such thing as "lactation discrimination" in nursing mom case:bit.ly/AdN7a9. EEOC considering appeal. 1:36 PM Feb 13th via web
White House and DOL propose expansion of FMLA for military families: bit.ly/A86x9s 4:48 PM Jan 31st via web
Congratulations to Judge Royal Ferguson, who will be named UNT Law's founding dean in 2013: bit.ly/yulfGy 1:29 PM Jan 11th via web
3 new NLRB appointments while Congress not in session, resulting in a full & pro-union board. Legal action may follow: bit.ly/ApZbm8 8:20 AM Jan 5th via web
Some excellent reasons for companies to develop a social media policy: law.com/jsp/tx/PubArti… 3:10 PM Jan 4th via Tweet Button
NLRB again delays new poster requirement for employers, this time to April 30, 2012. Link to the NLRB's press release: 1.usa.gov/rVC839 2:18 PM Dec 27th, 2011 via web
Smart employers are mindful of their interview questions. Here's the top 25 "oddball" questions from 2011: bit.ly/uy6et0 2:13 PM Dec 27th, 2011 via web
Twitter & employment law collide: Does employer own employee's tweets posted while on clock or on behalf of employer?: on.mash.to/rM0mol 11:08 AM Dec 27th, 2011 via web
Should employers' differing treatment of unemployed applicants be considered discrimination? WSJ opinion: on.wsj.com/v6HqTL via @WSJ 7:09 AM Nov 26th, 2011 via Tweet Button
Congrats to partner Adam Fox's wife, Angela Fox, & their horse Heat Seeker, 2011 Western Horsemanship WORLD CHAMPIONS!: bit.ly/vG0Z3Y 3:30 PM Nov 9th, 2011 via web
Attorneys: Join Brown Fox attorneys at Saturday's ACT will clinic for West Dallas residents. Details & sign up here: bit.ly/sVxVAP. 10:35 AM Nov 2nd, 2011 via web
Sup Ct arguments today re "ministerial exception" to civil rights laws; 1st amendment & employment law ramifications:on.wsj.com/ngJfUJ 2:02 PM Oct 5th, 2011 via web
U.S. and South Carolina Chambers of Commerce file suit to block NLRB-implemented, pro-union posting requirement: bit.ly/qs7BHs 1:27 PM Sep 26th, 2011 via web
Good reminder - even the smallest employers should take precautions to prevent "rogue" employees from damaging company: on.wsj.com/rjN5WW 11:26 AM Sep 23rd, 2011 via web

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