When medical emergencies and family issues arise, everything else in your life often takes the back burner. You are right to prioritize your health and your loved ones over your work responsibilities, but the last thing you want to worry about is losing your job as a...
employment law
What is wrongful termination?
Gainful employment is essential from a financial perspective, but it also provides a sense of achievement. That is why getting fired is such a tough pill to swallow. Along with the concerns about finances, losing a job can also damage a person's self-esteem. It can...
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...
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....
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 is wrongful termination?
You rely on your job to maintain your way of living. When your employer terminates your employment agreement suddenly or without due cause, you may worry about what lies ahead and how you will cope financially. According to the Legal Information Institute, wrongful...
Recognizing harassment at work
Whether you have just started a new job, or you have been working at one place for a long time, you may experience workplace harassment. This can be a troubling situation. Harassment can take many forms. Educating yourself about them can help you recognize it, and...
Talking about your experience with wrongful termination
Hearing about your termination is enough to rattle your confidence and disrupt your career. Learning that your employer's actions resulted from biases or unfounded claims can complicate matters more. Wrongful termination not only impacts your personal life. It can...