Several federal laws prohibit your employer from harassing you or discriminating against you in Texas as well as anywhere else in the United States. The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity laws have been put into place to make sure everyone has the same chance of...
Workplace Discrimination
You have rights in your workplace in Texas
What are your rights as an employee in Texas? You have many, especially when you're under contract with an employer. Employment law covers your rights and obligations as an employee as well as the rights and obligations of your employer. Did you know that your rights...
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...
Discrimination in Texas leads to $55,000 payment
An African-American man who worked for a food processing company in Texas was allegedly subjected to abuse that was both racial and sexual in nature. He claimed that other people who he worked with would use derogatory names if they were talking to him. He also...
Texas receives unwanted discrimination title
There is an inordinate amount of training and education conducted across the country each year about various aspects of discrimination and its consequences. Despite these efforts, workplace discrimination continues to be problematic across the corporate landscape. It...
Texas woman protected during pregnancy by law
When you think of workplace discrimination in Texas, you may think about race being the main issue. However, women are struggling due to policies around pregnancy; these Walmart employees think that a new policy that aims to protect their wages simply won't go far...
Texas professors head to court to seek reinstatement
Businesses have to be careful these days, since firing someone based on race, gender, religion, or other factors can be seen as workplace discrimination. In Texas, workplace discrimination was in the news again as former employees of the University of Texas...
Former RadioShack employee files workplace discrimination suit
If you've been fired without cause, then you may be interested in seeking legal help. Workplace discrimination comes in many forms and can happen anywhere. In this case in Texas, a former RadioShack store manager has claimed that he was demoted after he was...
Restaurant faces discrimination complaint for Oktoberfest costume
Discrimination has no place in the workplace, and as San Antonio readers may know, it can lead to a lawsuit if an employee feels like he or she was the subject of discrimination,. A recent workplace discrimination case against a restaurant involves a low-cut beer...
Texas man sues Goodyear Tire for disability discrimination
An interesting disability discrimination lawsuit has been filed in the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division. A man has sued Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. after the employer reportedly fired him for refusing to take a urine test under observation. While asking...