The workplace has changed the past year. Employees in Texas and states across the nation soon discovered the flexibility of their work environment and the ability to work remotely. While employees were no longer seeing colleagues face to face, they still interact with...

Despite the prevalence of the #MeToo movement and an increased focus on preventing inappropriate behavior in the workplace, sexual harassment continues to plague work environments of all sorts. However, some industries appear to be more susceptible to sexual...

Three current or former deputies for a constable’s office in Harris County have filed a lawsuit accusing their employer of sexual harassment and other serious workplace misconduct. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in a Houston federal court, the three women...

In April 2020, Venessa Guillen, a 20-year-old woman and an Army Specialist went missing from Fort Hood, Texas. More than two months later, her corpse was discovered several miles away from Fort Hood. She was allegedly murdered by another soldier. During the course of...

Hostile workplace sexual harassment is a type of sexual harassment prohibited under the law. Workers and victims of this type of sexual harassment should be familiar with what it is and how they are protected against it. What is considered a hostile workplace? Hostile...

Unfortunately, sexual harassment in the workplace has not gone away during the pandemic. Workplaces and workers are still impacted by sexual harassment and should know how to spot it in this new environment and how they are protected against it. Workplace protections...

You would think that with increased attention on sexual harassment and sexual assault in the workplace incidences of this type of egregious behavior would be nearly non-existent by now. However, the sad reality is that sexual harassment and sexual assault continue to...

A new Texas law requires universities to issue reports at least once per semester about reports of sexual harassment and sexual violence on campus. The University of Texas at Austin recently released its first report. Among the report's findings was the fact that the...

Your office, like many others, might have transitioned to remote work due to the current health crisis. If your colleagues or supervisor sexually harassed you at your workplace, you might have seen this change as a silver lining. Likely, you thought that working from...