Austin Employment Law Blog
Employment Law and COVID-19
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Does signing a contract supersede at-will employment?
Texas allows its businesses to hire and fire people under the employment at-will doctrine. Provided that employers do not violate civil rights laws, they may fire you at any time and for any reason. However, if you have signed an employment contract, you may have some...
Is sexual harassment always physical?
Texas employees all have the right to feel safe in their work environment. Anything that disrupts this safety or interferes in workplace productivity is illegal. Today we will look at sexual harassment in particular. We will look at behaviors that fall under the...
Am I required to have a lunch break?
In order to ensure that you are getting paid the correct amount and tabulating your hourly timesheets correctly, it is necessary to understand the break laws in Texas. Different states may have different laws surrounding lunch periods and mandatory breaks, but it is...
Know what to do about unpaid overtime
When people work overtime, they usually expect to receive their wages for these hours. Sometimes, though, a company may not pay overtime. In this situation, it is important for people to take action so they can receive wages for the hours they worked. Many people may...
Identifying and responding to age discrimination
The State of Texas protects employees against age discrimination, but what steps can a worker take when victimized? Age discrimination can occur subtly and over a period of time, so it may be difficult to prove. The best way to combat age discrimination is to be...
Title VII protection for LGBT workers in doubt
Local ordinances in Austin and some other Texas cities prohibit private employers from discriminating against LGBT workers. Nevertheless, Texas is one of 28 states that have no state laws protecting the rights of LGBT people in the workforce. There is also no federal...
Should you file an employer retaliation claim?
The law protects employees who complain or oppose any part of employment discrimination. There are laws against an employer retaliating or punishing an employee who comes forward. There is a reason why there are anti-retaliation laws, and that is because these...
The problem with workplace retaliation and how to handle it
Did you know that retaliation claims exceed the claims of other forms of discrimination, such as racial discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission? Retaliation, as explained by NPR, is any firing, harassing or demoting of a worker because he...
Filing a wrongful termination claim
One of the greatest fears of hardworking adults in Texas is becoming unemployed. It is not just about losing their income, but also getting set back in their careers. It can be difficult to get back on track for the same career field when a worker leaves before they...
