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Blog Posts
- 28 disabled employees are awarded $600k for their exploitation
- 3 things to know about hourly pay in Texas
- 3 ways your employer may cheat you out of overtime
- 3 women fired on the same day file for gender discrimination
- 3 women win in harassment claim against healthcare provider
- 4 subtle signs of age discrimination at work
- 5 FAQs on the gender pay gap in Texas
- 5 Steps women can take to negotiate their salary better
- 5 women claim gender discrimination after they were denied jobs
- 6 women claim they were victims of workplace discrimination
- A less than successful surgery leads to a discrimination claim
- A resignation later leads to a workplace discrimination claim
- A woman’s pregnancy results in a $10 million discrimination claim
- Account executives at Zenefits to get unpaid overtime
- ADA claims may be filed posthumously
- Administrative assistants and the FLSA: When is overtime pay required?
- Adult entertainment workers win over $300,000 in a wage dispute
- After Hours Work From Home
- Age discrimination and tech careers
- Age discrimination may be an issue
- Agency to pay $80M to over 20,000 for unpaid overtime pay
- Americans with Disabilities Act suit filed for government worker
- An overview of equal pay laws
- An overview of time clock rules
- Ann Curry is an example of legal issues involved in a demotion
- Appealing a denied disability benefits claim
- Appeals court addresses issue of draw-on-commission pay
- Appeals court eases way for ADEA claims
- Apple workers seeking unpaid wages for undergoing daily searches
- Are experience caps discriminatory?
- Are noncompete agreements enforceable in Texas?
- Are terminated employees entitled to health care coverage?
- Are unpaid internships legal in Houston?
- Are workers in the field of computers exempt from overtime rules?
- AT&T Mobility sued by two former employees
- Aumento de Demandas de horas extras
- Baby boomers and the problem of age discrimination
- Bank of America is accused of workplace discrimination
- Banning the box may cause discrimination
- Beaumont woman says employer tricked her into signing contract
- Blacks and Latinos still face hiring discrimination
- Blue Cross settles disability discrimination lawsuit
- Buffalo Wild Wings accused of Fair Labor Standards Act violations
- Bushwick’s accused of not giving workers overtime pay
- CA teacher triumphs in fight against discriminatory pay practices
- Cambio a las Normas de Ley de Horas Extras
- Can I pump milk at work?
- Can your employer deny overtime pay due to an approval policy?
- Can your employer punish you for breaking wage secrecy rules?
- Can your Houston employer ask you for your Facebook password?
- CDC settles overtime, FLSA claims for $11 million
- Central Texas county accused of firing deputies over politics
- Certain workers are vulnerable to overtime/wage law violations
- Cheerleader claims discrimination by former employer
- Chipotle employee alleges he was forced to work off-the-clock
- Chipotle employee files lawsuit seeking overtime pay
- Cities aim to end employment discrimination against unemployed
- Citigroup settles ERISA lawsuit with 401(k) participants
- Claims rules for ERISA-covered retirement benefits plans
- Clasificación erronea de empleados como “contratistas independientes”
- Class seeks certification in Walmart discrimination suit
- Classification questions: an FAQ on independent contractor issues
- CNN faces allegations of workplace discrimination and retaliation
- Coca-Cola pays $2.25 million to settle ADA lawsuit
- Common overtime violations and your rights
- Companies dig up dirt to fight discrimination claims
- Companies show signs of working to address pay inequities
- Company settles accusations of ERISA violations with $5.2 million
- Company with Houston office settles ERISA pension investigation
- Compensacion por horas extras extendido a empleados que prestan servicios de Compaňia
- Conductores de camiones tienen derecho a pago de horas extras
- Construction workers losing overtime pay fight back in Houston
- Constructive discharge in Texas
- Contract workers: A possible misclassification of employees?
- Could a workplace accommodation cause an employee to be fired?
- Could calling the fire department lead to a wrongful discharge?
- Could mandatory reporting close the gender pay gap?
- Court denies sexual harassment charge because of relationship
- Court denies United Airlines’ disability discrimination petition
- Court Lowers Bar to Collect Benefits
- Court rules about overtime pay for on-call shifts
- Court rules company must offer accommodation to Sikh drivers
- Court rules company violated ERISA
- Court rules single incidents can create hostile conditions
- Court upholds company ban on dreadlocks
- Courts disagree over basing pay on salary history
- Dallas company sued for disability discrimination
- Departamento de Labor Demanda Compañía de Restaurante por Violaciónes de Propinas
- Department of Labor Sues Restaurant Company for Tip Pool Violations
- Derek Boogard’s family says union failed to claim his salary
- Diabetic employees fired for taking food from workplaces
- Dickinson, Texas, schools accused of disability discrimination
- Did a coworker’s prank lead to a discrimination claim?
- Disabilities, the ADA and employment
- Disability claims and employer obligations under ERISA
- Disability discrimination suit against Walmart filed in Houston
- Disability insurance: 3 FAQ’s on Short-term vs. long-term coverage
- Disabled worker settles EEOC discrimination lawsuit
- Disabled workers face struggles remaining employed
- Discrimination claim filed against a co-worker and employer
- Discrimination claim filed for inability to take a required test
- Discrimination filed after hijab worn to Abercrombie interview
- Discrimination in the tech industry
- Do Texas residents prefer paid time off or overtime?
- Do the Texas and U.S. bans on disability discrimination apply to all employers?
- Does the pay gap get worse over time?
- Does your Houston employer need an ERISA audit?
- Does your Texas employer have to pay you for jury duty?
- DOL adds flexibility to rules governing unpaid internships
- DOL backs employee seeking retirement benefits
- DOL clarifies overtime exemptions
- Don’t be intimidated: Undocumented workers have rights too
- Dreadlocks are a legal basis to deny employment
- Driver files wage lawsuit against Texas courier service
- EEOC and workplace discrimination cases
- EEOC prepares guidelines for workplace harassment
- EEOC sees rise in disability discrimination cases
- EEOC takes interest in age discrimination cases
- Elderly worker accuses casino of workplace discrimination
- Empleados Que presentan quejas sobre pago de horas extras están protegidos contra represalias
- Employee alleges discrimination after firing for cellphone use
- Employee benefit plans 101: protect yourself by knowing the basics
- Employee benefit plans and disability: 3 things to know
- Employee claims false accusations led to a wrongful discharge
- Employee eating at her desk leads to a discrimination lawsuit
- Employee lunch breaks
- Employees might need court orders to collect back pay
- Employees stuck at work during hurricane may receive pay
- Employees Who Make Complaints About Overtime Pay Are Protected From Retaliation
- Employees working in hazardous conditions claim discrimination
- Employers should consider harassment a breach of trust
- Employment contracts: not just about compensation
- Enhanced protections for people with disabilities
- Envoy Air and American Airlines settle suit for $9.8 million
- Equal Pay Day highlights continuing gender pay gap
- ERISA – New Regulations
- ERISA and the Supreme Court: 4 cases that could affect you
- ERISA protects you from unfair disability claim denials
- ERISA provides protection for employee benefits
- ERISA sets standards for operation of employer-sponsored benefits
- ERISA: What it is and how it impacts millions of workers
- Ex bakery employee files discrimination claim over racial slurs
- Ex Dollar General worker files a workplace discrimination claim
- Exotic dancer claims a night club did not pay her minimum wage
- Experiencing unequal pay? Here’s are some tips to narrow the gap
- Family care-giving and potential discrimination by employers
- FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
- Fast food franchise pays $25,000 for employment discrimination
- Federal court rules sexual orientation discrimination prohibited
- Federal Judge Finds “Sleep Time” Hours Are Hours Worked
- FedEx Ground division accused of misclassification of employees
- Female firefighters want equal treatment
- Female workers accuse Allsup’s of pregnancy discrimination
- Fewer Texas workers get health care through employers
- FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS PAYMENT OF BACK WAGES FOR “SLEEP TIME” TO EMPLOYEES OF RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOMES
- Filtering tools could discriminate against older workers
- Final rule on foreign national workplace discrimination
- Firefighters sue after claiming they did not receive overtime pay
- FLSA says workers should be compensated for short breaks
- For young college grads, pay gaps between the genders increasing
- Forbidden workplace discrimination and harassment
- Former city worker claims she was fired for being a whistleblower
- Former deputy accuses sheriff’s department of wrongful discharge
- Former employees take legal action against Amazon
- Former firefighter finds justice for her sexual harassment claim
- Former JC Penney manager accuses company of age discrimination
- Former McDonald’s employee files lawsuit for discrimination
- Former Texas University coach alleges workplace discrimination
- Former Walmart pharmacist wins $31M in discrimination lawsuit
- Former women employees at Google report discrimination
- Four ways to fight for pay equity at work
- Freelancer for Google Play alleges he was denied overtime pay
- GE accused of making millions off 401(k) participants’ loss
- Gender pay gap can affect freelancers as much as employees
- Gender pay gap widens
- Gentleman’s Clubs accused of Fair Labor Standards Act violations
- Glass company accused of Fair Labor Standards Act violations
- Google faces new lawsuit alleging discriminatory hiring practices
- Government agencies split over Title VII
- Halliburton Agrees to Pay Workers $18.29 million in Unpaid Overtime Compensation
- Harris Country man files workplace discrimination lawsuit
- Harris County resident files workplace discrimination suit
- Have you experienced ERISA violations?
- Have you suffered discrimination in the workplace in Texas?
- Health conditions can be disabling, whether physical or mental
- Helping workers with claims under ERISA-covered disability plans
- Hooters servers claim they were denied overtime pay and wages
- Housing authority accused of violating Fair Labor Standards Act
- Houston area employees and new discrimination guidelines
- Houston case provides example of wage-and-hour violations
- Houston company accused of discrimination and harassment
- Houston company settles retaliation case
- Houston employer ordered to pay overtime to more than 100 workers
- Houston energy company faces wage suit
- Houston firm settles disability discrimination case
- Houston PD may fire sergeant who posted nude photos online
- How COBRA benefits work in Texas
- How disabilities can hinder companies
- How employers illegally discriminate against immigrant workers
- How gender can dictate a paycheck
- How Studebakers Failure Inspired ERISA
- How the new FLSA overtime rule affects higher ed employees
- How to determine if a salary is fair
- How to ensure equal pay for equal work
- How to file a wage claim in Texas
- How to know if you are entitled to overtime pay
- How to pursue a wage and hour violation claim
- How will new federal overtime rules affect college and university employees?
- IBM accused of discriminating against older workers
- Immigrant agricultural workers are often treated unfairly
- Implementation of new overtime rule delayed
- Important points about the Equal Pay Act
- Important takeaways from Women’s History Month
- Inflexible leave policies and the ADA
- Injured worker files an Americans with Disabilities Act claim
- Insurance companies must abide by ERISA rules
- Is Brazoria County liable for judge’s sexual harassment?
- Is high work stress more prevalent among disabled workers?
- Is my employer taking advantage of my benefits plan?
- Is pay secrecy making the pay gap worse?
- Job applicants win $36k for their age discrimination lawsuit
- Judge Orders Payment Of Back Wages For “Sleep Time” To Employees Of Residential Group Homes
- Judge to sexual harassment plaintiffs: turn over Facebook logins
- K-9 handlers sue county for unpaid overtime hours caring for dogs
- Kmart settles for $102K for denying a reasonable accommodation
- Knowing your rights when facing wage discrimination
- Labor Department adopts test for internship legality
- Labor Department raises overtime threshold for salaried workers
- Landmark ruling in transgender discrimination case
- Latina workers confront the gender pay gap
- Lawsuit accuses Houston energy company of ADA violation
- Lawsuit against GrubHub questions worker classification
- Lawsuit: Texas employer segregated male and female employees
- Ley de Ausencia Familiar y Medica (FMLA)
- LGBT workplace discrimination suit moves forward
- Logan’s Roadhouse accused of not paying its workers minimum wage
- Losing age discrimination suit costs Texas computer giant $889K
- Low-paid workers are often the primary victims of wage theft
- Lyft wage audit shows pay is equal for its female employees
- Macy’s to pay $75,000 to settle ADA discrimination case
- Main claims discrimination after being fired for cell phone use
- Major fast food chains targeted by workers in wage dispute
- Man claims a wrongful discharge for refusing to compromise safety
- Man claims discrimination after unfair treatment and race remarks
- Man loses job after asking for an ADA reasonable accommodation
- Many Texas construction workers are victims of wage theft
- Many workers turning to the gig economy
- Match Group CEO finds company pays women equally
- Mayor’s diverse workforce causes a workplace discrimination claim
- Migrant farm workers are often subjected to employer abuse
- Misclassification of employees as “independent contractors”
- Misclassification of employees is common with Texas construction
- Missing overtime pay is cause of lawsuit with multiple employers
- Modernizing overtime rules for white-collar workers: an update
- Most physicians who are mothers report work discrimination
- Native Americans and workplace discrimination
- New ERISA laws lead to 401(k) disclosures in Houston
- New law in Texas secures minimum wage for those with disabilities
- New overtime rule may be released
- New overtime rule put on hold by judge
- New overtime rule would make more people eligible
- New overtime rules: How will they affect the hospitality industry?
- New overtime rules: Will they still take effect on December 1?
- New rule gives small businesses more retirement benefit options
- New workplace study puts sex harassment at top of list
- Ninguna Necesidad de Aprbacion de horas extras
- No overtime pay and no lunch breaks for Texas nurses
- No Requirement for Approval of Overtime
- Noncompete agreement enforcement level and entrepreneurship
- Noncompete agreements touch many U.S. workers
- Not all disabilities come with a wheelchair
- Now hiring in Houston: blond haired, blue eyed retail workers
- Obama is pressured to outlaw sexual orientation discrimination
- Obama-era overtime rule’s fate still up in the air
- Officers claim they were offered time off instead of overtime pay
- Oil and Gas Industry Suspicious Wage and Hour Practices
- Oil rig worker files a discrimination claim for racial comments
- Older workers commonly face age discrimination
- Older, unemployed Houston workers may face barriers to employment
- Other common forms of workplace discrimination
- Over $1 billion recovered for workers in 2017
- Overtime Changes
- Overtime exemptions in white-collar work
- Overtime Law Extended to Employees Providing Companionship Services
- Overtime pay exemptions in Houston
- Overtime rule overhaul delayed until March 2019
- Panda Express to pay fine in discrimination case
- Papa John’s franchisee pays $230k for not providing overtime pay
- Papa John’s paga casi $800,000 en horas extras debidas a empleados
- Papa Johns pays nearly $800K in overtime wages to employees
- Pay disparity hits hard in tennis and medicine
- Pay equity is a positive for everyone in the workforce
- Pay inequality in the workplace: what do the statistics suggest?
- Pension plan changes could come to Texas employees
- People with cancer and workplace discrimination
- Peter Pan Donuts accused of withholding overtime pay
- Poll finds women may be treated differently at work
- Pregnant woman not provided reasonable accommodations loses job
- Produce workers describe appalling working conditions
- Prominent worker files for racial discrimination against the city
- Proposed legislation could expose wage theft
- Racial slurs and profanity at work may lead to discrimination
- RadioShack lawsuit for overtime pay ends in $5.8 million payout
- Reasonable accommodation requests and older disabled workers
- Reasonable accommodations under the ADA
- Religion can’t justify workplace discrimination
- Religious rights at work
- Religious workplace discrimination in Texas a problem for Muslims
- Report puts employers on notice regarding trans discrimination
- Report: retailers maintain secret blacklist of former employees
- Resolving employment disputes in Texas
- Restaurant accused of using child labor and denying overtime pay
- Restaurant workers unpaid overtime hours result in $600k payout
- Restaurants are no stranger to wage inequality
- Retail and food service workers and the new overtime rules: a Q & A
- Retail clothing employees push to receive their overtime pay
- Revealing workers’ EEOC complaints may be an ADA violation
- Revlon CEO accused of discrimination for his racist remarks
- Rise in Overtime Lawsuits Expected
- Robbery victim files discrimination claim after returning to work
- Rules that apply when working off the clock
- Ruling may affect FLSA claims involving retaliation
- School district faces employment disputes after a board meeting
- Sears faces an age discrimination claim after firing a salesman
- Security guards win over $300k for unpaid overtime hours
- Settlement reached in wage and hour suit
- Sexual harassment, civil rights violations alleged by rig workers
- Should minimum wage change for tipped workers?
- Should Texas employers pay their interns?
- Should you accept a lump-sum pension buyout?
- Soccer becomes a game of hiding the dollar
- Some of ERISA’s health-based amendments
- Spotify sued for gender discrimination
- Starting on at a new job
- Statistics to know wage inequality
- Steps to fighting age discrimination on the job hunt
- Storage worker seeks 4,000 hours in unpaid overtime pay
- Strategies that could close the wage gap
- Student attendance fraud leads to wrongful discharge of teacher
- Supreme Court decision could affect church hospital employees
- Survey: experiencing discrimination common in the U.S.
- Survey: most employees don’t know what disability insurance is
- Targeted ads may be age discrimination
- Teacher contract not being renewed leads to discrimination claim
- Teacher fired for not working on Saturdays claims discrimination
- Teacher with phobia of kids sues district for discrimination
- Technology and keeping gender bias out of the workplace
- Tenured Texas teachers fight back with age discrimination claim
- Tesla once again the subject of a lawsuit
- Tesla the subject of several employee lawsuits
- Texas agency faces racial discrimination claims
- Texas bus company sued for discrimination against U.S. citizens
- Texas car wash violates minimum wage laws, workers win case
- Texas college wage dispute turns into a painful waiting game
- Texas company ordered to pay $240 million for discrimination
- Texas congressman pushes for better pay for border patrol agents
- Texas employee claims retaliation after her harassment complaint
- Texas employer sues former salesman for going to competitor
- Texas health organization will pay for overtime violations
- Texas home care workers may see difference in overtime pay
- Texas law: employers must give workers paid time off to vote
- Texas leads the nation in workplace discrimination charges
- Texas man claims he suffered racially motivated harassment
- Texas man sues employer for race-based discrimination, harassment
- Texas neurosurgeon accused of sexual harassment by female worker
- Texas nurse says she was fired after reporting patient neglect
- Texas pay disparity even bigger for Hispanic women
- Texas restaurant settles wage dispute
- Texas retailer accused of harassment, discrimination
- Texas Roadhouse accused of workplace discrimination due to age
- Texas Senate aims to tackle wage theft
- Texas supermarket worker awareded damages in discrimination suit
- Texas teacher accuses Islamic school of discrimination
- Texas Wendy’s franchisee settles disability discrimination suit
- Texas whistleblower wins settlement for wrongful discharge
- Texas woman alleges gender discrimination over missed promotion
- Texas woman files age-related workplace discrimination lawsuit
- Texas woman resigns after racial discrimination
- Texas woman says she was fired for taking approved FMLA leave
- Texas woman’s discrimination suit claims retaliatory firing
- Texas women among those receiving BP settlement for gender bias
- Texas worker seeks compensation for race discrimination
- Texas worker’s physical leads to disability discrimination claim
- Texas workers shortchanged? Overtime violations at all-time high
- Texas-based AT&T tries to make ERISA-barred pension move
- The considerable impact of severance agreement terms
- The energy sector has a pay equity problem
- The FLSA not the only thing employees get rights from
- The gender equity gap is narrowing but it still persists
- The gender gap in workplace leadership positions
- The gender pay gap is no small matter for small businesses
- The harsh realities of the gig economy
- The income threshold for overtime: What is it for salaried employees?
- The legal obligation to accommodate disabled workers
- The links between sexual harassment and lower pay
- The potential consequences of an ERISA violation
- The reality of suing an employer for discrimination
- Three major U.S. universities facing ERISA lawsuits
- Tipped employees an the 80/20 rule in pay disputes
- Tips for pushing back against age discrimination
- Township agrees to settle pregnancy discrimination case
- Toyota accused of wrongful termination and discrimination
- Trabajando desde casa después de horas
- Transgender man wins a settlement for his discrimination lawsuit
- Travel bonus not deemed to be compensation
- Truck Drivers May Be Entitled To Overtime Pay
- Trump to keep Obama’s LGBTQ protections
- Types of gender discrimination Texas workers may face
- U.S. saw lots of disability discrimination claims last year
- U.S. women’s soccer team and equal pay
- Understand your legal rights if you are denied overtime
- Understanding ERISA’s Mental Health Parity Act
- Understanding pay discrimination and what is prohibited
- US Department of Labor files lawsuit alleging incorrect classification of employees as salaried workers
- Verizon retirees cry foul in Texas over pension move
- Veteran claims his service dog was permissible under the ADA
- Veterans seek protection from hiring discrimination
- Wage disputes: courts go against fluctuating workweek
- Wage theft in Texas: 5 FAQs for construction workers, delivery drivers and others
- Wages for food service workers in Texas: 3 things to know
- Wal-Mart under fire for age and disability discrimination claim
- Walmart accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Walmart’s newly created position may affect disabled workers
- Warren & Siurek, L.L.P., Defeats Employer’s Attempt to Force Arbitration
- Wells Fargo sued for ERISA violations
- Wet Seal settles class action race discrimination lawsuit
- What employees can do if they suspect pay discrimination
- What employment rights do independent contractors have?
- What happens when a worker is owed back pay?
- What happens when ERISA is violated?
- What is wage theft?
- What to do about a mental health issue at work
- What to do if you’re paid less than your male co-workers
- What to know about back pay in discrimination cases
- What to know about disclosing mental illness
- When can I begin accessing my ERISA benefits?
- When can you take an FMLA leave in Texas?
- When sales workers face commission problems
- When should you receive overtime wages as a salaried worker?
- When treatment of others matters in employment law
- When will pay equity arrive for Texas women?
- Which industries have significant gender pay gaps in Texas?
- Whistle blowing and retaliation in the workplace
- Whistleblower settlement paid to Department of Labor employee
- Why employers should pay attention to the ADA
- Why it can be hard to diagnose fibromyalgia
- Woman accuses wrongful discharge after workers’ comp claim
- Woman alleges a wrongful discharge after enduring discrimination
- Woman asks $16 million for discrimination and harassment claims
- Woman claims disability discrimination after brain tumor surgery
- Woman claims discrimination after not receiving competitive pay
- Woman claims she faced discrimination based on race and origin
- Woman claims she felt forced to resign due to discrimination
- Woman claims she suffered harassment due to gender and race
- Woman is allegedly terminated due to FMLA issues and retaliation
- Woman says her relationship led to workplace discrimination
- Woman says Houston car dealership tried to force her to retire
- Woman’s reasonable accommodation results in disciplinary action
- Women continue to face workplace discrimination
- Women denied the right to pump file discrimination claims
- Women in Houston’s tech industry have very little wage gap
- Women in Texas might not see pay equity until 2049
- Women still make less than men in education occupations
- Worker accuses Caterpillar of sex and race discrimination
- Worker alleges violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Worker claims his alleged wrongful discharge was based on his age
- Worker classification: What are the most common industries for misclassification?
- Workers face discrimination due to native language and accents
- Workers file wage dispute lawsuit after being lured out of Texas
- Workers sue Texas sports bar for not paying minimum wage
- Workers with disabilities often confront discrimination
- Workers’ compensation claims spawn a racial discrimination suit
- Working mandatory overtime
- Workplace discrimination can take the form of bullying
- Workplace discrimination could negatively impact Houston area
- Workplace discrimination is common among Native Americans
- Workplace discrimination lawsuit settles for $79k against ABC12
- Workplace discrimination may be concern of Houston area workers
- Workplace discrimination related to pregnancy remains a problem
- Workplace discrimination suit filed by seven against McDonald’s
- Workplace discrimination suit filed on behalf of cancer survivor
- You can obtain benefits, regardless of subjective symptoms