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Christian school fires employee for having premarital sex

Galo Law Firm
March 8, 2013
Employment Contracts

Last week, we discussed a pregnancy discrimination case, and since then another story has been reported involving a woman who allegedly lost her job due to her pregnancy. However, in this case, it was not the pregnancy itself that upset the employer; it was…

Hostility in work environment still a concern for some female engineers

Galo Law Firm
February 19, 2013
Sexual Harassment

Working in a hostile work environment can mean many different things. In some cases, a worker may feel that a work environment is hostile because of uncomfortable conversations or comments. However, a work environment can also be hostile if employees feel like they are…

Some states ban criminal history discrimination in employment

Galo Law Firm
February 15, 2013
Workplace Discrimination

Those in the San Antonio area who have any type of criminal history likely know how difficult it can be to obtain employment. Many employers in Texas have checkboxes on their job applications that ask applicants to declare whether or not they have ever…

Former banking executive files contract dispute lawsuit

Galo Law Firm
February 8, 2013
Employment Contracts

Many people here in San Antonio have an employment contract. This is because Texas is an at-will employment state, meaning that employees can generally quit or be fired for any reason as long as it does not violate a law. Because at-will employment is…

EEOC continues receiving high amount of discrimination complaints

Galo Law Firm
February 1, 2013
Workplace Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced this week that it received 99,412 employment discrimination complaints in 2012. While this number sounds very large, it is actually a slight decrease from the number of complaints fielded in 2011. However, the EEOC is still receiving…

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