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With troubled economic times, many people are working later into life than before. For members of the Texas workforce who are of an advanced age, the possibility for workplace age discrimination increases significantly. These employees might wonder if their employer...
Throughout the state of Texas and across the nation, the #MeToo movement forced a conversation on equality and the treatment of women. This is an opportunity that we should not pass up as a society to address some fundamental gender-based injustices that persist in...
In the state of Texas, all non-exempt workers must be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week. Overtime pay is typically 50% more than your usual hourly pay. If you've been denied overtime compensation, you might want to discuss your situation with an...
Systematic discrimination in Texas workplaces continues to be a problem. There are several different ways that systematic discrimination can be defined: It may impact a particular geographic location, an industry, a profession or a company. Alternatively, you can also...
Sexual harassment laws protect Texas workers from abusive behavior. These protections enjoy backing at the federal level by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and there are state laws on this matter as well. What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment in the...
Whether you're right out of college, later in your career or somewhere in between, struggling with job searches is something everyone faces at some point. While employers across Texas can't legally consider protected characteristics in their hiring decisions, many...
Many industries have a largely female workforce, but management that is dominated by men. The hotel industry is no exception. Most of a typical hotel's workforce is female, yet only 12 percent of American hotels' leadership positions, ranging from owner down to...
Claims for unemployment benefits in Texas are generally straightforward. Typically, the only way a former employee can be denied benefits is if they voluntarily quit or are found to have intentionally engage in misconduct. Seems pretty straightforward, right? What...
I’m about to start my 34th year in practice, the bulk of which has been spent representing individuals asserting employment related claims against their employers. To say that I have seen the law evolve during this time span is an understatement. When I began my...
In handling non-competes for many good people over the years, we have been fortunate to have had a lot of successful results along the way. We have never had one similar to what occurred this week utilizing an aggressive approach that has consistently worked well. In...