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Dean J. Schaner Document Search Results (10) Sort by:  | NLRB Roundup Part 3: New Election Rules, Class Action Waivers and (Maybe?) Recess Appointments
Arthur T. Carter, A. John Harper, Lawrence Morales, Dean J. Schaner, Alex Stevens, Jonathan C. Wilson; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 3, 2012, previously published on February 3, 2012 The National Labor Relations Board has had a busy few weeks. First, over the dissent of its sole Republican Member, Brian Hayes, it issued a final rule implementing new procedures for union elections. Second, it issued a decision in D.R. Horton, 357 NLRB No. 184 (January 3, 2012), a...
| | Update: NLRB Delays Notice Posting Rule’s Effective Date
Arthur T. Carter, Arrissa Meyer, Lawrence Morales, Dean J. Schaner, Alex Stevens, Jonathan C. Wilson; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 29, 2011, previously published on December 28, 2011 On December 23, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it would postpone its requirement that employers post a notice informing employees of their federal labor law rights until April 30, 2012. As discussed in our NLRB Roundup Part 2, this rule requires physical posting of...
| | NLRB Roundup Part 2: Board’s Aggressive Agenda Unabated: Required Notice, Rulemaking, Social Media, and the Boeing Case
Arthur T. Carter, Arrissa Meyer, Lawrence Morales, Dean J. Schaner, Alex Stevens, Jonathan C. Wilson; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 9, 2011, previously published on December 7, 2011 As promised, Part 2 of our NLRB Roundup takes a step back from the case law summarized in Part 1 to address other issues surrounding the current Board and its effect on the labor law landscape, including: (i) proposed comprehensive rules altering election procedures; (ii) the NLRB’s final...
| | NLRB Roundup Part 1: Obama Board Continues Apace Reversing Bush Board Decisions, Expanding Labor Laws
Arthur T. Carter, Brett Glass, Arrissa Meyer, Lawrence Morales, Dean J. Schaner, Alex Stevens, Jonathan C. Wilson; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 14, 2011, previously published on October 14, 2011 Since our last summary, the Obama Board has taken significant steps to further outgoing Chairman Liebman’s1 stated goal of bringing the Board “back to life after a long period of dormancy.” Among other things, the Board has issued decisions (i) changing bargaining unit...
| | NLRB Social Media Status Update: Is the Board Sending Employers a Friend Request?
Arthur T. Carter, Matthew T. Deffebach, Brett Glass, Dean J. Schaner, Alex Stevens; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 9, 2011, previously published on September 7, 2011 Since the famous “Facebook firing” complaint in late 2010, many observers have worried that the majority-Democrat National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or the “Board”) social media focus was an attempt to establish pro-union, anti-employer precedent,...
| | Emerging from the Marsh: The Texas Supreme Court Clarifies and Solidifies the Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements in the Employment Context
Katie Chatterton, Meghaan McElroy, Dean J. Schaner; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article August 17, 2011, previously published on August 15, 2011 Here we go again! For the third time in less than six years, the Texas Supreme Court has repudiated technical legal niceties and has adopted broad pro-employer principles to support the enforcement of non-competition agreements in Texas. Marsh USA, Inc. v. Cook, 54 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1234 (Tex....
|  | There Is Hope After All: Fifth Circuit Holds that Employers May Still Prevail on FLSA Retaliation Claims
Felicity A. Fowler, Lawrence Morales, Laura E. O'Donnell, Dean J. Schaner; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 29, 2011, previously published on July 28, 2011 A June ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has provided a bit of a relief for employers who face Fair Labor Standards Act retaliation claims from employees.
| | I Would Walk 500 Miles...But Would I Get Paid for it? Fifth Circuit Delivers Important Travel Time Decision
John M. Farrell, Laura E. O'Donnell, Dean J. Schaner; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 5, 2011, previously published on June 29, 2011 Are employers required to pay for travel time if employees drive company-vehicles to and from work? What if they perform work-related tasks before leaving or after arriving home? Does it make a difference if they are prohibited from using the vehicles for personal errands? Although the Fair...
| | Beware of the Claw: Implementing Mandatory Clawback Provisions in Executive Employment Agreements Under the Dodd-Frank Act
Janet Ayyad, Dean J. Schaner, Susan A. Wetzel, James Williamson; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 28, 2011, previously published on June 23, 2011 The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. The Act was enacted to address many regulatory issues, including to promote financial stability in the United States “by improving accountability and...
| | U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Massive Nationwide Employment Discrimination Class Action Against Wal-Mart
Daniel H. Gold, Matt McGee, Dean J. Schaner; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 23, 2011, previously published on June 21, 2011 On June 20, 2011, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, reversing a Court of Appeals decision that had affirmed certification of a nationwide class of 1.5 million female employees in a gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held...
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