As Texas residents who have been called to jury duty know, it just never seems to come at a convenient time. However, it is one of our responsibilities as citizens and it is something that we generally must do when asked. Many people who are called to jury duty have...
Year: 2012
Workers face discrimination due to native language and accents
This day and age, it would be nice to hear that discrimination in employment is finally decreasing. Unfortunately, a recent report found the opposite. A certain type of discrimination is experiencing a sharp increase, suggesting that as the workforce is becoming more...
Is Brazoria County liable for judge’s sexual harassment?
In Harris County, Texas, and throughout the country, workers have the right to work in an environment free of sexual harassment. When sexual harassment does occur, it is often possible to hold the employer liable, even if the harassment came from a co-worker, customer...
Driver files wage lawsuit against Texas courier service
One of the most common types of wage theft in this country has to do with the misclassification of employees. This means that employees are classified as contractors or exempt so that employers do not have to abide by the minimum wage and overtime rates as mandated by...
Verizon retirees cry foul in Texas over pension move
A couple of weeks ago, we discussed an interesting pension move that Texas-based AT&T was asking federal officials to allow, and now this week news has broken about another telecommunication's company and its pension plan. In a federal court in Dallas yesterday,...
Judge to sexual harassment plaintiffs: turn over Facebook logins
As the way people communicate with each other continues to evolve, courts and lawmakers have struggled to keep up with corresponding laws. Cell phone records, emails and Facebook posts are being pulled as evidence in more and more legal cases in Texas and across the...
Texas-based AT&T tries to make ERISA-barred pension move
Employees of AT&T, which is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, may have heard that their pension plans could soon change quite dramatically. Last month, AT&T asked the U.S. Department of Labor to allow it to put newly-created shares of its stock into the...
Houston firm settles disability discrimination case
A Houston-based defense contracting firm has settled a disability discrimination case with one of their former employees and the EEOC. The lawsuit alleged that the firm wrongfully terminated the employee, who was considered disabled but never offered any...
Texas law: employers must give workers paid time off to vote
Election Day is just around the corner now, but because there has been so much public encouragement about voting early, many people here in Houston may have already voted. For those who have not voted yet, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Many...
Dickinson, Texas, schools accused of disability discrimination
It is very important here in Houston and throughout the country that disabled people are given a fair chance in the workplace. People with disabilities have the right to work in an environment free from discrimination as well as be provided with reasonable...