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Making an overtime compensation claim in Texas necessitates a number of preliminary considerations. Chief among these factors is whether an individual qualifies for overtime pay in the first instance. Defining overtime and calculating the workweek According to the...
Workplace retaliation occurs when an employee is punished for exercising their rights in a Texas workplace. The punishment can look like termination, poor performance reviews, discipline, verbal abuse, constructive discharge or demotion. Some employers may even make...
Even though Texas is a work-at-will state, retaliation for whistleblowing is still against the law, and wrongfully terminated employees can fight back. What is whistleblowing? In legal terms, a whistleblower is someone who exposes the fraudulent, illegal, unsafe, or...
Texas employers are generally required to treat their employees equally regardless of their age, sex or religious views. However, there is still a chance that you will be treated differently than your colleagues for reasons other than your job performance. Let's take...
With troubled economic times, many people are working later into life than before. For members of the Texas workforce who are of an advanced age, the possibility for workplace age discrimination increases significantly. These employees might wonder if their employer...
Throughout the state of Texas and across the nation, the #MeToo movement forced a conversation on equality and the treatment of women. This is an opportunity that we should not pass up as a society to address some fundamental gender-based injustices that persist in...
In the state of Texas, all non-exempt workers must be paid overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week. Overtime pay is typically 50% more than your usual hourly pay. If you've been denied overtime compensation, you might want to discuss your situation with an...
Systematic discrimination in Texas workplaces continues to be a problem. There are several different ways that systematic discrimination can be defined: It may impact a particular geographic location, an industry, a profession or a company. Alternatively, you can also...
Sexual harassment laws protect Texas workers from abusive behavior. These protections enjoy backing at the federal level by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and there are state laws on this matter as well. What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment in the...
Whether you're right out of college, later in your career or somewhere in between, struggling with job searches is something everyone faces at some point. While employers across Texas can't legally consider protected characteristics in their hiring decisions, many...