| Give Us 15 Minutes of Your Time: Survey Deadline Extended to SUNDAY, Nov 6th | An email from TTLA President Jeffrey Simon was sent containing an online survey for you to provide feedback on your experience with TTLA programs and to rate TTLAâ??s performance. As a thank you for your participation, you will be entered into a drawing for one of two free registrations to the 2016 Annual Meeting and CLE Seminar on December 8-9 in Dallas (valued at $475 each). Your responses will remain anonymous. This is an important component of our effort to ensure that TTLA is exceeding our membersâ?? expectations. So, please take a few minutes to participate
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| Check out the speaker lineup for the 2016 Annual Meeting & CLE | Join TTLA December 8-9, 2016 at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas for the 2016 Annual Meeting and CLE Seminar. See this year's Keynote Speaker, Matthew Dowd, and other great speakers while earning up to 7.50 hours MCLE credit. Click on the headline to learn more.
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Editorials/Columns/Letters
| | | | McGarity & Shapiro: Lawmakers Must Stop Eroding Workersâ?? Compensation Laws |  | Authors say that during the past couple of decades, states have â??reformedâ?? their workersâ?? compensation laws in ways that have reduced the compensation available to workers and their families. With no national standard, workers are worse off today than they were 30 years ago. Itâ??s time for state legislatures, particularly in Texas, to fix broken workersâ?? compensation programs.
Thomas McGarity and Sid Shapiro , Austin American-Statesman 11/04/2016    | | Read Article: Austin American-Statesman |
| Uber Settles Lawsuit Over Driver Sexual Assault Claims | | Uber Technologies Inc. settled a lawsuit filed by two women who sought to hold the company responsible for alleged sexual assaults by drivers. The settlement follows a federal judgeâ??s (U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco) ruling six months ago rejecting the companyâ??s argument that it couldnâ??t be blamed for sexual attacks by drivers, who it classifies as contractors rather than employees.
Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg 11/04/2016 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| Two Lawsuits Filed Over Deadly Maryland Apartment Explosion | | Two civil lawsuits have been filed over a deadly apartment explosion in Silver Spring, Maryland, that left seven people dead. The two lawsuits were filed against Washington Gas and Kay Management over the explosion that took place at the Flower Branch Apartments on August 10. Officials say that 25 people were injured in the incident and about 150 have been displaced. It has been reported that investigators believe the cause of the fire and explosion was due to a gas leak in a pipe or a piece of equipment at or near the gas meter of the building.
Kevin Lewis, WJLA TV - ABC 7 11/02/2016 | | Read Article: WJLA TV - ABC 7 |
| TX Supreme Court Case Could Determine the Future of Rape Victims' Rights in Steak N Shake Case | | | A key case to determine the ability of workers who are sexually assaulted on the job will be heard next week by the Texas Supreme Court. The Court is being asked to determine whether workplace sexual assault victims are entitled to the same rights as other workplace assault victims. Employers argue that sexual assault falls under limited state and federal sexual harassment statute and is therefore capped at $300,000 and subject to a pre-suit administrative process. Victims of other forms of assault face no such accountability shields.
Lauren McGaughy, The Dallas Morning News 11/04/2016
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| Texas Farm Bureau Drops Push to let Homeowners Forgo Right to Sue | | The Texas Farm Bureau has dropped a proposal that would have allowed its homeowner insurance policyholders to pre-emptively sign away their right to sue the company in exchange for a discount on rates. Consumer advocates on Thursday cheered the withdrawal of the proposition that stirred fierce debate in meetings held by the Texas Department of Insurance, where some called it a raw deal for consumers.
Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune 11/04/2016 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Samsung Recalls 2.8M Washing Machines, Citing Explosion Fears | | Samsung announced Friday that it is recalling 2.8 million of its top-loading washing machines after hundreds of units reportedly fell apart or vibrated excessively while in use, according to a statement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. At least 700 incidents and nine injuries were reported, according to the CPSC. The injuries included a broken jaw and injured shoulder, though none were fatal. Consumers are advised to contact Samsung for a free repair, rebate or refund, according to the Commission.
ELIZABETH KOH, McClatchy, Star Telegram 11/04/2016 | | Read Article: Star Telegram |
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