Equal pay for equal work may seem like a commonsense way to compensate employees. However, employers in Texas and elsewhere are proving that it is a difficult goal to accomplish. For example, Massachusetts women earn only 82 percent of what men earn while black and...
Texas employees may be interested to learn that a federal appeals court has dismissed a case against a business that decided not to hire a worker because she refused to get rid of her dreadlocks. The 3-0 decision effectively upholds that the company's ban on...
The new overtime rules that go into effect on December 1 will affect many different positions in industries of all types. There are, however, some industries that will be affected more than others. These include retail, higher education and the hospitality industry....
While discrimination against women in the workplace is often discussed, men also face problems when it comes to gender bias. When one man told his parents that he was going to be a nurse instead of a doctor, his parents started crying and starting to openly wonder if...
The Americans with Disabilities Act prevents covered employers in Texas and around the country from discriminating against disabled employees, including those who may have associational disabilities. The latter type involves employees who have a parent or a child who...
An insurance company has been ordered in court to pay $5.5 million to a hotel and its employees on the grounds that it violated its fiduciary duties in connection with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Workers in Houston who may be in similar...
