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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...
State and federal law requires workers in Texas to be paid at a rate of at least one and a half times their regular hourly rate when they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. Employers can offer their workers higher rates of overtime pay to encourage them to work...
All Texas employees want and deserve to be treated with respect. Unfortunately, although sexual harassment is illegal under both state and federal law, too many people experience it on a daily basis at their companies. There are two different types of sexual...
Employers may ask employees to sign a noncompete agreement in Texas. These agreements can be vital to employers because they assure that the employee does not start a competing company or go to work for one of the employer’s competitors. Reasons to use a noncompete...
If you have received a termination notice from your employer in Texas, you may feel you are a victim of employment discrimination. Although you may think that you have been unlawfully terminated, you may only have a vague understanding of the legalities behind it....
Most workplaces in Texas adhere to the laws and treat their employees equally regardless of their differences. However, sometimes, certain workers such as those with disabilities face discrimination. There are different types of workplace disability discrimination...
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...
All Texas employees have rights in the workplace. The Family and Medical Leave Act is in place to protect them when they need to take leave for medical reasons. These are your rights under this federal law. Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act The Family and...
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...