Retaliation after participating in an internal investigation of discrimination or harassment can make an already challenging situation even more stressful. Employees in Texas are protected by both federal and state laws against retaliatory actions from their...
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Are performance improvement plans misused as retaliation?
Employers sometimes use performance improvement plans (PIPs) as a tool to help employees improve. However, PIPs can also be misused as a form of retaliation. Understanding how this happens can help employees identify unfair treatment and protect their rights. PIPs as...
Debunking myths about retaliation in the Texas workplace
In the Texas workplace, the concept of retaliation can often be misunderstood. This can lead to numerous myths that can confuse both employers and employees. Retaliation occurs when an employer takes negative action against an employee for engaging in legally...
How to handle retaliation from your employer
The Texas Workforce Commission reported that Texas employees filed over 67,000 workplace discrimination complaints in 2020, and a whopping 56% of those were for retaliation. Facing retaliation from your employer can be a daunting experience. It often occurs after you...
How to protect yourself against employer retaliation
When an employer acts against an employee for filing a complaint about workplace discrimination, harassment or unsafe conditions, this is employer retaliation. Workers may also experience retaliation after participating in a workplace investigation or asserting their...
Statistics on retaliation-based discrimination
From mistreatment on the basis of a staff member's religious views to turning down a job applicant because of their racial background, discrimination occurs in many different ways. Sadly, many employees continue to experience violations of their rights, and some face...
Why do some wronged workers not report retaliation?
Even though you have performed your job appropriately, your employer has treated you unfairly. Whether your unfair treatment involves different job duties, lower pay, verbal abuse or even the loss of your job, it is normal to feel jilted and angry. According to the...
Employer retaliation tactics are not always overt
When you work for a Texas employer, you have a right to call attention to violations that occur within your place of business. You also have protections in place, should you decide to exercise a protected right. Some of these protections prevent your employer from...
3 signs of employer retaliation
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...
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...