Discrimination can take many forms, and the sad reality is that it has become so common in the workplace that many people shrug it off as if nothing terrible has happened to them. Don’t let that happen to you. If an employer has discriminated against you during any...
Basics of the Family and Medical Leave Act
People in Texas have many different types of jobs and have many different responsibilities and earn varying incomes. However, everyone who works has something in common, they need to be able to physically and mentally perform the job requirements. People get sick or...
Female law professor contesting wage inequality
An Equal Pay Act lawsuit filed by a female law professor highlights the pay inequity and workplace discrimination women have to contend with in academic settings and how ingrained it is. Wage inequality According to the accomplished law professor, she has 39 years of...
Workplace Toxic Behavior Doesn’t Pay, Study Says
All of us have worked for a mean boss at some point or had a co-worker who was willing to step on anyone just to get ahead. Unfortunately, there will always be these kinds of people in any workplace. But the good news, according to the results of a recent study, is...
Report: Women in tech advancing, though still facing familiar problems
As regular readers of our Houston Employment Law Blog know, sexual misconduct continues to plague American workplaces, making it especially difficult for women in some companies to feel comfortable and to advance their careers. A recent survey of women in the...
What constitutes sexual harassment?
It is typically very difficult to assimilate when someone is the victim of sexual harassment, especially when the incident has occurred on the workspace. However, it is important to ask ourselves what are the behaviors that one should look out for when trying to...
When does workplace bullying become harassment?
A hostile working environment negatively impacts the productivity of employees. It can have detrimental effects on the overall morale and hinder a company’s sense of professionalism. And victims of a hostile working environment may suffer significant psychological and...
Why quitting a job is not always a choice
Not everyone who leaves a job does so voluntarily. Sometimes, workers feel immense pressure to escape a work environment that is unfair, hostile or dangerous. When an employer essentially forces an employee to quit, the resignation signifies constructive discharge,...
Is your employer violating payday laws?
No one should be forced to work for free. When employers fail to pay workers, they violate a fundamental agreement. More importantly, payday violations threaten employee’s livelihoods and ability to care for themselves and their families. Every year, thousands of...
What is workplace retaliation?
No one likes to be told that they are doing something wrong, and that is particularly true in the world of employment. When a Texas worker sees something that just is not right in their workplace, they should not feel concerned about reporting it to their employer or...