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Texas Walmart workers fight retaliation with Black Friday strike

Galo Law Firm
November 16, 2012
Wrongful Termination

If you are going to be one of San Antonio’s Black Friday shoppers next week you may want to think twice about heading to Walmart–that is, unless you won’t mind crossing a picket line. Walmart workers across the country, including here in Texas, are…

Texas lawsuit alleges sexual harassment, wrongful termination

Galo Law Firm
November 9, 2012
Sexual Harassment

A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, alleging that she was retaliated against and ultimately fired for filing sexual harassment complaints about a fellow employee. In her employment records, the woman’s former employer claims that she refused to perform her…

In Texas, can you be fired for Facebook posts?

Galo Law Firm
October 26, 2012
Wrongful Termination

The digital age has rapidly ushered in a complicated array of employment law questions. Do hiring managers have a right to judge job applicants based on their Facebook profiles? Can they go so far as to ask applicants for their social media passwords? Can…

Will Halliburton VP be fired for prostitution arrest in Texas?

Galo Law Firm
October 19, 2012
Employment Contracts

Ever since a senior vice president of Halliburton Co. was arrested on a prostitution charge last week, many people have been speculating about what the arrest means for his future with the Texas oilfield services company. Texas is an at-will employment state, which means…

Former Alamo spokesman accuses Daughters of Texas of harassment

Galo Law Firm
October 5, 2012
Sexual Harassment

When people hear about a sexual harassment case, they often assume that a woman is making a complaint about being harassed by a man. However, sometimes it is a man who was harassed. Sexual harassment happens to both genders and is committed by both…

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