The Texas Workforce Commission, Labor Law Section, Child Labor Enforcement, has updated the "Child Labor Laws" notice. According to the agency, additional prohibited occupations that apply only under state law for children under the age of 18 are occupations involved in sales and solicitation, and occupations in sexually-oriented businesses. In addition, the mining industry,...

This is one lawsuit that may well reverberate in the halls of corporate America. Companies that hand out early retirement packages to cull from their workforces generally feel they're bidding a fond farewell (and in some cases, a "good riddance") to their early retirees. AT&T, the telecon giant based in Dallas, even had a policy that prohibitted early retirees from applying...