You may have read it in a job application or had a potential employer tell you that the job is “at-will”. Or you may have had an employer threaten your job and tell you that it is “at-will” or that Texas is a “right to work state”. While these terms may be common in the […]
When an employee is called into a meeting with his/her boss or Human Resources, panic will sometimes set in. There may have been certain events that led up to this meeting which indicate to the employee that the meeting is not likely to go well. It could be that the employee was already accused of […]
There is no one size fits all resolution for a complaint of employment discrimination or retaliation. The first thing that must be evaluated is what the individual wants as an outcome of the complaint of discrimination. Some employees are most interested in preserving their job, and putting a stop to the discriminatory or harassing behavior. […]
Employees in Texas are protected from retaliation for objecting to discrimination in the workplace under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Texas Labor Code. Like complaints of discrimination, if you believe that you are being retaliated against for complaining about discrimination, you must file what is called a Charge […]
While many employers choose to offer vacation and/or sick leave to their employees, there is no general requirement that an employer offer vacation or sick leave to its employees under Texas or federal law. However, under certain circumstances, an employer may be required by law to provide an employee with leave due to the employee’s […]
The short answer: Yes. Many people believe that sexual harassment in the workplace is a thing of the past; something that only occurred back in the Mad Men era of yesteryear. But the reality is that sexual harassment in the employment setting is still remarkably prevalent, and may even be more common now in the […]
