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Do Temporary Workers Have Rights After a Major Event Ends?

Galo Law Firm
August 19, 2026
Wage & Hour Law

Yes. Temporary workers keep their wage, overtime, and safety rights after a major event wraps, and those rights do not expire just because the crowds went home and the contractor packed up. If you worked a concert, convention, festival, or sporting event in San…

Temporary Work and Texas Unemployment

Galo Law Firm
August 5, 2026
Texas Employment Law

Temporary workers in Texas can collect unemployment benefits when a job ends, as long as they meet the same eligibility rules that apply to everyone else. There is no rule that shuts out seasonal, contract, or event workers simply because the work was short-term….

Family & Medical Leave Violations

Galo Law Firm
July 26, 2026
Family Leave, FMLA, Medical Leave

A family and medical leave violation happens when a covered employer denies, interferes with, or punishes an employee’s use of leave protected by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Texas has no separate family leave law for private-sector workers, so the FMLA…

What Are Fringe Benefits vs. Benefits?

Galo Law Firm
July 18, 2026
Wage & Hour Law

Fringe benefits and benefits are, in most workplaces, the same thing described two different ways. “Benefits” is the everyday word employees use for anything of value they receive on top of wages. “Fringe benefit” is the formal tax and legal term. The IRS’s fringe…

Worker Rights Must Be Respected During the FIFA World Cup

Galo Law Firm
July 5, 2026
Wage & Hour Law

Most people working a FIFA World Cup job in Texas keep full protection under federal and state employment law. A narrow federal exemption for seasonal amusement and recreational establishments can affect overtime eligibility for some employers, but it applies to relatively few event jobs….

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