Watch Your Language at Work?
Every so often someone writes a letter to the newspaper complaining about the amount of Spanish spoken in El Paso, and specifically in the workplace.
John Wenke explores the issues of discrimination that arise in the workplace and discusses the many facets of various cases heard around the nation in the Texas Workers Rights Blog.
Every so often someone writes a letter to the newspaper complaining about the amount of Spanish spoken in El Paso, and specifically in the workplace.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion reminding us how difficult it was for workers to bring disability claims before the passage
El Paso City Council recently proposed an ordinance aimed at limiting the type of documents subject to disclosure under open records requests. This was appropriately
In December, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a summary judgment for an employer who was alleged to have violated the Stored Communications Act
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On August 31, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion refusing to incorporate the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into the Texas Commission on
John Wenke is an Employment Law Attorney practicing in the area of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, retaliation, and sexual harassment. Mr. Wenke represents employees in Texas and New Mexico, including but not limited to El Paso, Las Cruces, Alamogordo, Pecos, Marfa, Alpine, Presidio, and Del Rio.