Articles Posted in Employment Law

Employees often have questions about rest periods, breaks and pay. These are serious matters because all employees have specific rights regarding work. When any of the applicable laws are broken, workers may take legal action. It is important that you understand not only Texas law, but also federal laws and employer rules regarding these matters.…

One of the founding concepts of this country is that everyone has the freedom to exercise their own religious beliefs. This protection doesn’t only involve community events. It extends to a person’s employment. It is against the law for employers to discriminate against or harass an employee on the basis of a protected status. There…

When you become ill or have to care for someone in your family who is sick, you might have to take off of work. Other medical and family situations, such as the birth of a baby or the adoption of a child, might also necessitate time off of work. In all of these cases, the…

The workplace shouldn’t be a place where workers have to deal with more stress than what is actually required for the job. Sadly, some employees are having to deal with hostile workplaces. This can make it hard for people to go to work each day. There are times when a hostile workplace can have negative…

Employees who work with the public often face irate customers. The issue isn’t that customers don’t have a right to be upset when things go wrong, it is that employees can’t be subjected to discriminatory or harassing behavior while they are on the clock. Some people might not think that businesses are responsible for how…

Often, due to discrimination, harassment or other unfair treatment, employees feel like they simply want to walk away from their job and the difficult situation in which they find themselves. While it’s true there may be times when a work environment is so toxic that quitting may be the only option, it is important to understand…

Imagine that you filed a safety complaint about an incident at work. A few days later you started to experience hostility from your supervisor. A few days after that, your boss called you into the office and handed you a pink slip. Your employer had just fired you from the job you had worked for…

Your rights as an employee go beyond getting a paycheck every two weeks. In fact, your Houston employer might have many obligations to you that you are unaware of. For example, if you work for an accounting firm, your employer cannot force you to work off the clock in order to keep the firm’s effective…

Sometimes unexpected issues come up that change our schedules and our lives. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows people to take long absences from work for family or medical reasons. FMLA leave can be taken for up to 12 weeks and ensures that an equivalent position is still open to the employee when…

Over my 25 years of legal practice, I have seen many people who have made the sad mistake of choosing the wrong lawyer to represent them. They usually come in very angry and quite skeptical about lawyers in general. They come in with a stack of papers they obtained from their first lawyer that they…