Jackson Spencer Law: Amazon’s ‘corporate apathy’ failed to protect vulnerable worker
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2023 (PWFA) is intended to fill some gaps left by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. The PWFA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers for any known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the [...]
Layoffs are an unwelcome fact of life in today’s economy. Nobody likes being laid off, but it’s worse when you think you were unfairly let go because of your age. Age discrimination, like other forms of discrimination in employment, is illegal in Texas. Proving age discrimination is difficult, but it isn’t impossible. We’ll review what [...]
A hostile work environment is more than a triple-digit temperature day in Dallas. It’s more than just disagreeing with a co-worker over what radio station gets played in the shop that afternoon. A hostile work environment is behavior so intimidating and pervasive it makes it impossible to do your work on a daily basis. And [...]
If you’re suddenly unemployed, the first thing you may think about is filing for unemployment benefits. The last thing you think about is having your benefits denied because you got a severance payment when you left your job. Does severance pay affect unemployment, and if so, can you get your benefits restored? Jackson Spencer Law [...]
Refusal to Accommodate High-Risk Pregnancy Resulted in Loss of Twins, Lawsuit Claims HOUSTON — Employment law firm Jackson Spencer Law has filed a pregnancy discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against Trinity Services Group, Inc. and TKC Holdings, Inc. on behalf of Sherri Denise Collins of Houston. The defendants, which provide food services to correctional institutions, refused [...]
‘Maybe Having a Kid Wasn’t the Best Choice for You,’ Supervisor Told Him Employment law firm Jackson Spencer Law filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Corporation in the Western District of Washington at Seattle on behalf of Dion Johnson, a U.S. Army veteran. The lawsuit alleges that Johnson was discriminated against and retaliated against for his [...]
On April 23, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new rule that declares noncompete agreements as unenforceable nationwide. Lawsuits seeking injunction are already being brought against the FTC which could push back the effective date of this rule, so this will be a situation to monitor closely. Here’s what we know about the [...]
On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court delivered a big win for workers and workplace equality, making it easier for workers transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims (including those based on sex, race, religion or national origin) under Federal Civil Rights law. This also includes instances where [...]
Definition of Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment can happen in many different ways, and typically the harasser takes advantage of the gray areas in the boundaries of social interaction at work. That’s why it’s important to know the legal definition of sexual harassment and become familiar with examples of what the law considers to be sexual [...]
If you have been laid off or you suspect layoffs are around the corner, [...]