Employees shouldn’t have to deal with being discriminated against when they’re working. There are laws that offer protections from discrimination for employees, and there are laws that protect them from facing retaliatory actions if they speak out about...
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Excuses do not matter with sexual harassment
When people are accused of sexual harassment on the job, they often come up with a variety of excuses. One of the most common is to say that they were joking. This is an effort to turn the blame on the victim. For instance, perhaps someone made an inappropriate...
Can Texas employers deny a request for reasonable accommodation?
If you have a physical or mental disability that requires one or more adjustments to your workplace in order to do your job, you likely already know that the law requires most employers to provide “reasonable accommodation” if requested by an applicant or current...
3 ways that workers become whistleblowers
The need to generate profit can lead to questionable business practices. Some companies engage in fraudulent billing to artificially inflate company revenue. Other times, organizations may violate labor regulations or safety laws. Employees who are aware of misconduct...
Can your employer enforce a noncompete in another state?
A noncompete agreement can feel like a chain that follows you long after you leave a job. But crossing a state border does not automatically make that chain disappear. Every state takes a different approach to noncompete enforcement. That means the rules you agreed to...
When your boss wants you gone – but is afraid of trouble
When an employer wants to be rid of an employee for blatantly illegal reasons, they sometimes resort to a tactic that has been dubbed “quiet firing.” Quiet firing is when an employer tries to get you to be the one to make the decision to leave, usually by making your...
