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Kindall James is a labor and employment lawyer who helps her clients resolve difficult HR and personnel issues involving discrimination, retaliation and other complex labor and employment issues. She represents clients in a range of industries, including the oil and gas, hospitality, engineering, construction, and other sectors. She counsels employers, business owners and managers, and defends them in a wide variety of employment-related disputes in Texas and Louisiana state and federal courts. This includes defending employers against claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ERISA, and other federal and state laws. Kindall also handles claims involving non-compete agreements, trade secrets, and unfair trade practices and competition, as well as advises clients on matters including employees sending inappropriate emails, text messages, and pictures to one another and more serious issues involving workplace violence and threats.

Since our last post on this topic, pay transparency laws were enacted or became effective in four states, the District of Columbia, and several municipalities. The jurisdictions that require or will soon require some form of pay transparency now include:

StatesMunicipalities
CaliforniaCincinnati, OH
ColoradoJersey City, NJ
ConnecticutIthaca, NY
HawaiiNew York