United States: Holding Company With No Employees May Be The Employer Of Its Subsidiary’s Employees

In Castaneda v. The Ensign Group, Inc., a California court of appeal held that a corporation that had no employees of its own, but owned and allegedly exercised control over a corporation with employees, may be the co-employer of the controlled corporation’s employees.

John Castaneda filed a class action complaint for minimum wage and overtime violations against The Ensign Group, which he alleged was the alter ego of Cabrillo Rehabilitation and Care Center, the nursing […]

By | October 21st, 2014 ||

United States: Guidance For Employers Regarding Ebola

On September 30, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first travel-associated case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States. The patient died of Ebola on October 8. More recently, on October 12, 2014, a healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the patient tested positive for Ebola. Her case marks the first known transmission in the U.S. A second confirmed case of Ebola of […]

By | October 20th, 2014 ||

United States: Strasburger Successfully Defends Dallas Housing Authority Against Breach Of Employment Contract And Civil Rights Violations Claims

“It is my hope that the Court’s clear and concise opinion in this matter settles the issue of whether DHA discriminates in its hiring practices,” stated Greg Mays, Dallas Housing Authority’s General Counsel.

On October 14, the Dallas Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas upheld a summary judgment in favor of the Dallas Housing Authority (“DHA”) on all claims in a case brought against DHA by a former City of Dallas Housing […]

By | October 20th, 2014 ||