So you think you may have been discriminated against at work. When is the right time to involve an attorney, or do you even need one? This is a common question we get when working through our free comprehensive assessment with new clients. Let’s break down everything you need to know and what you need [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Yes, unfortunately, you can be fired for medical leave in Texas if you do [...]