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...
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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...
Gender-based wage discrimination and your rights
The Equal Pay Act specifies that employers must pay men and women equal wages for work that is substantially equal in terms of content. In spite of this, the gender wage gap persists. According to KERA news, in 2020, the Texas wage gap was higher than the national...
A closer look at the complications of wrongful termination
Employers have the option of carefully screening and selecting the talent they approve for hire. Similarly, they can determine when to terminate their workers. However, their process for letting people go needs to comply with legal guidelines. Wrongful termination is...
How should you expect your employer to address your disability?
Perhaps you are about to start a new job, or your supervisor is recommending you for a promotion, which means moving to a different department. The possibilities are exciting, but you have a disability, and you wonder how your employer will address your needs in the...
3 signs of pregnancy discrimination at work
During pregnancy, you may worry about discrimination at work. Pregnancy discrimination occurs when employers treat pregnant women or those who are likely to become pregnant unfairly. Even though the Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits employers from discriminating...
What should you know about non-disclosure agreements?
When a new employer hires you, they may ask you to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). These contracts put limits on the sharing of business information, usually in the hopes of keeping proprietary information and trade secrets under wraps. It is important for...
Do you have grounds for a retaliation case?
There are certain laws in place in Texas that protect you if make, or help someone make, a workplace discrimination complaint and your employer takes retaliatory action against you because of it. If he or she does so, you may decide to move forward with filing a...
What is at-will employment?
Under the law, most jobs are part of at-will employment. What this means is that you and your employer have the right to end the job at any time for any reason. So, you can quit whenever you want without having to explain why or your boss can fire you without giving a...
Do you have recourse against retaliation?
Employer retaliation against workers is a real issue that plagues many industries to this day. This often occurs in cases where an employee is a whistleblower, bringing attention to inappropriate conduct on the part of the employer. Fortunately for you, it is possible...