A recent report by the Bipartisan Policy Center in 2022 found that one in five new parents experienced some form of pregnancy-related discrimination in the workplace. Another study found that employers still fall short of providing new parents with lactation support,...
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Month: March 2023
Submitting an overtime wage claim to the Texas Workforce Commission
The Fair Labor Standards Act and Texas state law require employers in the Lone Star State to pay their hourly workers and some of their salaried workers overtime pay at a rate not less than one and a half times their regular rate when they work more than 40 hours in a...
Understanding workplace rights for nursing mothers
When nursing mothers in Texas return to work after maternity leave, there are many new changes for them. One common change is the need to pump breast milk. They often wonder if they can have extra time to pump milk throughout the day, and it is important to understand...
Signs of workplace age discrimination
Age discrimination in the Texas workplace can be subtle or blatant and takes many forms. Employers may discriminate against older workers by refusing to hire or promote them, demoting them or forcing them to retire early. Fortunately, there are ways to spot age...