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Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline’s Paxton Strategy Opens New Grievance Concerns for Texas Litigators

No matter your politics, or whether you think only politics is involved, the BIG story about the lawsuit filed against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…

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State Bar Counsel Intervenes to Keep Accused Attorney’s Sworn Testimony Confidential

In a strange twist, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel {CDC – the Bar’s grievance counsel} recently intervened in a lawsuit in which they were not a…

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How Can I Preserve My Discrimination Claim?

This question is asked of me a lot. Often it is in the context of the Human Resources (HR) Department in a College or University…

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I Can Say What I Want — Right?

I have had a definite uptick in inquiries about Free Speech and protecting tenure – and generally…just keeping your job. I am also being asked,…

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BIG CHANGE for Sexual Harassment Complainants – And You Could End Up Being Found Liable

On September 1st a new law involving sexual harassment complaints became effective, changing our Texas Labor Code in important ways. This new law makes a…

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New Sexual Harassment Laws Make YOU or Your Supervisor Personally Liable

Article originally published at: https://www.tact.org/post/new-sexual-harassment-laws-make-your-supervisor-personally-liable It’s important that you have a “heads up” about the effective date of some significant changes to the Texas Labor…

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