In Texas, your employment is "at will." That means that you can be hired and fired as the company you work for sees fit. You can be fired for any reason as long as it's not illegal. For instance, you can't be fired due to your gender, but you can be fired for showing...
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Retaliation: No place for a hostile work environment in Texas
Retaliation is illegal in the workplace. Retaliation could happen when you report a crime or misbehavior, but instead of being rewarded for your honesty, you're punished. If you have to alert the workplace to sexual harassment, discrimination or other incidents, you...
Man in Texas gets the boot for refusing to pollute
Can you imagine going to work and realizing your boss expects you to commit environmental crimes? Maybe your company wants you to dump materials where you're not allowed, or they want you to pour damaging materials into water sources. That's simply not right, and if...
Air Force Academy to deal with sexual assault, harassment cases
Schools or workplaces in Texas are no place for sexual harassment, and that goes for those in the Air Force Academy as well. Recently, an investigation into sexual harassment, assault, drug use, cheating and favoritism has been called for by the superintendent of the...
Texas police department progressing in salary negotiations
One Texas city is finally making progress in salary negotiations for their police department. The San Angelo Police Department has spent nine long months negotiating salaries to bring their officers up to their set benchmarks. Thursday, the San Angelo Coalition of...
Military contractor part of wrongful termination case in Texas
When you have a job, you want to feel secure and to know that if you see a problem, you can talk about it. Finding out that you may not be safe in your position since you filed a report on safety dangers or other workplace issues is a problem. Facing a wrongful...
Woman from Texas claims she was fired for reporting harassment
In Texas, if you're harassed at work, there are protective laws that you can fall back on to help you get out of a bad situation. If it's a volatile workplace, there may be steps you can take to fight the harassment, to make your job more pleasant and to go to work...
Wrongful termination claim to head to court in Texas
A wrongful termination can quickly make any time in your life sour. Besides losing employment, you may face rumors, a poor reputation or other unwanted side effects due to your termination. If you've had trouble at work in San Antonio and want to file a wrongful...
Woman claims workplace discrimination led to termination in Texas
In this case, a woman is claiming that she was fired from her job unlawfully. If you've gone through this kind of struggle, then you know that it can be hard to seek the justice you deserve. If you've been unlawfully terminated, discriminated against or harassed at...
Texas police chief accused of covering up sexual harassment
Cases of sexual harassment are often a case of "he said, she said," which makes it difficult to determine the truth. Those in charge must still take action or risk a backlash of public option, as one Texas police chief is going through right now. A female recruit in a...