In the early part of the 20th century, employees were permitted to work employees for long hours and give them inadequate pay. That practice changed after the Fair Labor Standards Act, which was passed in 1938. 

The FLSA was one of the many reforms during the New Deal that protected workers' rights. The original statutes raised by the FLSA, however, have been modified in the last seventy years and the employment law looks vastly different. 

Given the legal complexities and technical issues surrounding wage and hour dispute issues, many people have trouble understanding if they are receiving fair compensation or if they have a legitimate claim to file a lawsuit against their employer.

If you have questions regarding wage and hour dispute issues, contact the Houston employment lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.

A non-compete agreement is an agreement between an employer and employment, in which the employee agrees not to work for a competitor in a similar industry for a specific period of time.

Under Texas law, a contract is enforceable if it meets certain criteria. First, the employee does not have another non-compete agreement already in place. Two, the restrictions on the employee's activities must reasonable. And third, it must be for a specific period of time according to Texas law. 

If you are in a non-compete agreement that you believe is unjust, contact the Houston employment attorneys of Ross Law Group 800-634-8042.

After gaining jobs in July for the first time this year, the Texas economy lost jobs in August. According to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission, the state lost 62,000 jobs last month, causing the state's unemployment rate to rise from 7.9 percent in July to 8 percent in August.

Although the state unemployment was its highest in more than 20 years, the state rate was lower than the national rate of 9.7 percent. According to economic experts, drop in jobs is not surprising despite the recent small uptick in the economy. As a lagging indicator, job growth typically does not occur until after an economic recovery from a recession.

While many job losses are the result of legitimate firings, some losses could be the result of wrongful termination. If you believe you are victim of an unjust firing, contact the Houston employment lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.

A former employee of the NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit agasint the football labor union Monday. Mary Moran was alledgedly an informant for the Labor Department and gave investigators evidence of illegal labor negotiations between the NFL and the union. 

Moran alledges that she was wrongly terminated for providing this evidence. On the other hand, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Houston Texans owner Bob McNair, who also alledgedly participated in the meetings, denied that the two sides took part in illegal meetings. 

If you have been fired for alleging that your employer was engaging in illegal actions, contact the Houston whistleblower protection lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.

Despite reports of economic improvement, the unemployement rate rose to 9.7 percent in August. That figure represents the highest rate since 1983.

In August, non-farm industries got rid of 216,000 jobs, which is lower than the July total of 276,000. Macroeconomic experts believe the job losses indicate that the economic recovery will be long and slow.

Although many people lose jobs for justified reasons, some people are fired based on discriminatory practices. If you have lost a job and believe it was for discriminatory reasons, contact the Houston employment lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.

The U.S. District Court for Maryland ruled in favor of a regulation that requires contractors to verify their employment's eligibility using the Homeland Security Department's E-Verify system. Although the law was help up in court proceedings for months, the law will go into effect Sept. 1. 

Critics of the law, which included various industry groups, argued that the law unfairly requires contractors to pay for the screening. The trial court, however, said that the law is in the public interest and should be implemented. 

The judge also pointed out that the expenses for the E-Verify system would be paid largely from government funds. The new system will likely identify many employees who are not authorized to work in the United States.

If you have lost your job because you have been wrongfully identified as an unauthorized worker, contact the Houston employment lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.

After two months of unexpected job growth, a U.S. economics report indicated that more jobs were cut in August. To compensate for employment losses, companies apparently improved efficiency as indicated by increases in productivity figures. 

The ADP Employer Services survey showed that most employers cut payrolls, while a Labor Department report showed that employment output per hour increased. 

Economists were divided whether the recent figures suggest a further drop in employment.

If you have lost your job and believe you were wrongfully terminated, contact the Houston employment lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.