Articles Posted in Employment Law

When an employee speaks up about an issue in the workplace, it’s often an extremely brave action. Fear of retaliation is a legitimate and real concern, given the prevalence of retaliation despite laws barring it. There are several issues which might lead to retaliation, not the least of which is when an employee blows the whistle…

You have rights under the law to request accommodations at work if you need them due to a disability. Your employer must do what it can to provide those accommodations for you. However, the law does allow an employer to deny a request if it is not reasonable. It can be tricky to know if…

It is typically very difficult to assimilate when someone is the victim of sexual harassment, especially when the incident has occurred on the workspace. However, it is important to ask ourselves what are the behaviors that one should look out for when trying to figure out if there was any kind of harassment involved and,…

A hostile working environment negatively impacts the productivity of employees. It can have detrimental effects on the overall morale and hinder a company’s sense of professionalism. And victims of a hostile working environment may suffer significant psychological and emotional harm. Of course, not all forms of negativity coincide with the attributes of a hostile working…

Not everyone who leaves a job does so voluntarily. Sometimes, workers feel immense pressure to escape a work environment that is unfair, hostile or dangerous. When an employer essentially forces an employee to quit, the resignation signifies constructive discharge, which is a type of wrongful termination. Constructive discharge makes it look like the employee chose to…

No one likes to be told that they are doing something wrong, and that is particularly true in the world of employment. When a Texas worker sees something that just is not right in their workplace, they should not feel concerned about reporting it to their employer or the proper governing authority. However, for some…

The rise of the #MeToo movement has given women a platform to stand up and raise their voices against sexual harassment. Issues about this type of crime have many inclinations, mostly have to do with gender, power roles and how women and men are perceived in the workspace. It is important for victims of sexual…

There is any number of things that can result in a colleague or employer to commit workplace retaliation. Regardless of the reason, there is no acceptable excuse for it—the line of what constitutes retaliation and what does not can be hard to see. In South Carolina, a company paid more than $300,000 to settle a lawsuit…

Discrimination is an ugly side of society that many collectively seek to address and extinguish. A workplace can oftentimes employ people from many walks of life, and while one might hope that this would quiet prejudicial thoughts, that’s not always the case. While many perceive the workplace to be a civil location, countless stories have…

Workers across the United States continue to face sex discrimination in the workplace. That includes here in Texas, where discrimination based on a person’s sex has been among the most common type of complaint for years. A recent case involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) highlights this stubborn problem. A female worker at a patio screen…