On June 13, 2013, Governor Rick Perry signed H.B. 1188, codified under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 142.001, et seq., that is designed to limit claims against employers for negligent hiring and supervision of employees. Pursuant to § 142.002 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, an employer may not be liable […]
Statutory Limitations on Claims for Negligent Hiring and Supervision
The NLRB Invites Comments Before Reaching a Final Decision on Whether to Grant Northwestern University Football Players the Right to Unionize
On March 26, 2014, Peter Sung Ohr, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB”) Regional Director in Chicago, ruled that football players at Northwestern University were properly classified as employees of the University and, therefore, had the right to unionize. This decision immediately received national attention, as colleges and universities scrambled to determine the potential effects […]