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All Texas residents should be treated fairly at work. Unfortunately, workplace discrimination happens all the time, often due to biases; some of these are unconscious biases that extend beyond race or gender. Understanding unconscious bias Unconscious bias in the...
Religious discrimination is the unfair or unequal treatment of an individual or group based on religious beliefs. In Texas, this can include but is not limited to denying someone a job or promotion, making offensive comments about someone's religion, or refusing to...
Workplace discrimination has come a long way over the last generation. In the past, discrimination was blatant and open. Employers would openly state that they would not hire certain races or that women were not capable of doing specific jobs. Thankfully, those days...
The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Texas Labor Code prohibit employers from discriminating against their employees based on their faith, religious beliefs and practices. In other words, you have the right to freely exercise what you believe in, and...
Anyone in Texas who has been discriminated against in employment over a disability can file a discrimination complaint with the Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division. The American Disabilities Act and Texas Labor Code Chapter 21 prohibit employers from...
Thousands of Texas residents are afflicted with diabetes, and many of them are active members of the workforce. As a diabetic, you are entitled to certain protections in the workplace under the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act). Your protection under the ADA makes...
Dealing with hostility at your place of business in Texas is never easy. It takes courage to come forward, and even once you do, you're still faced with the burden of proving your claim. Things only get harder for your case if the most dramatic incidents of...
A Houston employer can't take action against someone for engaging in protected workplace activity. For instance, if you call attention to an act of sexual harassment, your boss couldn't respond by terminating your employment. A manager who does engage in harassment...
Not all Texas employment discrimination cases need to be resolved in court. Many times, using a dispute resolution process will settle the matter, involving less time and less cost to the plaintiff. However, how do you decide which method is suitable for your...
The continuing violation doctrine allows an employee to include multiple acts of discrimination when filing an employment discrimination case. An employee in Texas is allowed to add extra charges against his or her employer and increase the seriousness of a case. This...