Just because you’re terminated from your position doesn’t necessarily mean your employer violated the law and/or your employment contract. However, if you have reason to believe this is the case, it’s critical to dig around for additional information to back up your...
In today's political and social climate, it is increasingly more common to hear of people facing difficulties and harassment because of religious views. Unfortunately, this occasionally carries over into the workplace, where employees may find that they are targets of...
One of the most humiliating experiences an employee can have is to be mistreated based on the color of his or her skin. Race discrimination can affect a worker's psychologically by destroying his or her self-esteem. It can also prevent the individual from being able...
If you're dealing with an employment law dispute of any kind, whether on the state or federal level, it is important to choose your lawyer carefully. You need someone who knows employment law from both sides -- the employee and the employer. An attorney with this...
When you're applying for a job, you want to know that you'll be reviewed for your abilities, not on your age, gender or other irrelevant feature. When you are judged based on your age, for instance, then this can be a type of discrimination that you could seek...
If you work for the UPS or USPS as a delivery driver or worker in Texas, then you're expected to handle large amounts of mail and heavy items each day. This is just part of your job, and most of the time, there shouldn't be any problem. However, imagine if you or your...
If you were working and had to worry about losing your job due to discrimination based on your sexual preferences, would you think it was wrong? Most people would agree that any kind of discrimination has no place in the workplace, which brings up the topic of Texas's...
A workplace is no place for discrimination. As an employee, you have the right to feel comfortable and protected at work. In a recent case, the ongoing plight of transgender individuals has come to light again. It's well noted that transgender people are protected...
Several federal laws prohibit your employer from harassing you or discriminating against you in Texas as well as anywhere else in the United States. The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity laws have been put into place to make sure everyone has the same chance of...
As an employee, it's important that you're treated fairly. As a person with a disability, you need to make sure that you are treated no differently than anyone else you work with, and if you are, you need to know how to rectify the situation. A news report from Dec....
