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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) exists to help workers balance their personal obligations with their careers. Those who have held their jobs for a year or longer and work for sufficiently large companies may be eligible for unpaid FMLA leave when they have...
Nobody starts a job expecting their wages to go down over time. If anything, they expect their wages to slowly rise. Employers are allowed to reduce an employee’s wages in most circumstances, but there are some important caveats. If you’re facing a reduction in your...
Your boss makes an inappropriate comment at work. Maybe you put your name in for a promotion, and they say offhand that the two of you should go on a date and they will make sure you get that promotion. Maybe they make crude comments about your appearance or your...
Pregnancy discrimination often happens after someone has already become pregnant. Maybe a person who is pregnant finds it difficult to land a job. Or perhaps someone who becomes pregnant is then passed over for a promotion or even fired from their position. They know...
In Texas, if you are an hourly worker, you typically need to get time-and-a-half for any hours worked in excess of 40 during a single work week. If you worked for 43 hours, for example, you would be paid for 40 hours at your standard rate and the final three hours at...
Employees have specific rights that they should be able to count on at work. Some of these are centered around being able to speak out if they notice illegal activities, such as sexual harassment, discrimination or lax safety standards. Other rights have to do with...
Some employees who are being let go from a job will be asked to sign a severance agreement, which is a contract that extends certain pay and benefits after employment ends. In exchange for those benefits, the employee might be asked to give up certain rights. Before...
When people think of workplace discrimination, they often associate it with racial slurs, explicit bias or open hostility. The truth is that discrimination is often more subtle. Employees may feel something is wrong, but don’t realize that some conduct violates state...
Social media posts about your job may feel harmless at the moment. Yet, they can take on a different meaning when a legal claim arises. A simple update about enjoying your workplace or a quick photo from your shift can later enter a dispute involving injury,...
Seeking reasonable accommodation for a disability from an employer should not be a difficult, stressful process. Under the law, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodation to allow employees who have a disability or other medical condition to do their...