While most employers handle disciplinary measures in a way that best suits the environment and work culture, some may use punishment as a way to retaliate against an employee's work-related complaint. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity reports that this type of...
Year: 2022
3 organizational factors that promote retaliatory behavior
When you work for different companies in Texas, you may find that they all conduct business and treat their employees quite differently. How a business runs also has an impact on how likely discrimination and retaliation is to occur within it. Certain organizational...
Should I accept a severance package or claim unemployment?
If you are facing the prospect of losing your job, questions and concerns over your financial condition become a priority. In Texas, laws are in place to control severance agreements. There are different types of severance agreements, some of which impact the...
Retroactive pay cuts could violate a worker’s rights
Employers have the right to establish the pay of their workers, provided they do not violate minimum wage and civil rights laws. So it is possible an employee could receive a reduction in pay depending on circumstances at work. However, a pay cut should not be...
How can you prove that your dismissal was illegal?
Losing your job may not only come out of nowhere, it may also set your finances back. If you believe that the company dismissed you without good cause, then you may need to prove it. Employers must abide by laws when it comes to firing people. Unless you were among a...
Nurses face increasing violence in the workplace
According to the American Nurses Association, one in four nurses is physically assaulted while working. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has estimated the risk of violence against healthcare workers at four times higher than any other industry....
How do you respond to and report sexual harassment at work?
Too often sexual harassment goes unchecked in the workplace because employees either do not recognize it or are afraid to speak up. There is a legal process to protect you from harassment of any kind, and information is the first step to empowerment. Responding to...
Federal ruling vacates certain rights for trans workers
The last several years have seen sexual orientation and gender identity become a political and workplace battleground once more. Federal and state protections switch back and forth as lawsuits and separate rulings continue to determine the rights and protections of...
What is pretext?
As an employee, you have some valuable employment rights under both federal and state law. According to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission, one of these is the right to be free from discrimination at work due to your sex, race, national origin, color, religion,...
What should I know about pregnancy discrimination?
Discrimination against pregnant women is rampant in many forms across the United States. However, in some instances, it is very difficult to “pin down.” If your employer makes your position redundant, was this just a coincidence, or was it because you announced your...