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Dallas Judge Rejects Amazon Request for Dismissal of Jackson Spencer Client’s Sex Assault Lawsuit

A Dallas judge has denied a request by Amazon seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a developmentally disabled Amazon warehouse employee who was abducted and sexually assaulted by her supervisor. The May 20 ruling by 68th Judicial District Judge Martin Hoffman clears the way for discovery to proceed in the lawsuit. Based on the...

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Are Texas Employees No Longer Protected by the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act?

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2023 (PWFA) is intended to fill some gaps left by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers for any known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the...

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Jackson Spencer Law Recognized by Numerous Professional Organizations

From individual honors for name partner Jennifer Spencer to firm-wide awards for their work in labor and employment law, here is a sampling of the recognitions recently earned by Jackson Spencer Law: Best Lawyers in America: US News & World Report: Jennifer Spencer – 2016-2019 Best Law Firms: US News & World Report: 2016-2019 American Institute of...