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...
Year: 2016
Court rules company violated ERISA
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...
Baby boomers and the problem of age discrimination
Sadly, our society is still one in which many types of unfair discrimination and biases raise their heads. Some of these types have been getting more and more attention over the years, with there being an increased amount of societal pressure to stomp them out....
Three major U.S. universities facing ERISA lawsuits
Employer-sponsored retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, are part of the retirement portfolios of many U.S. workers. What happens with such plans can have major impacts on what kind of retirement workers are able to have. Given this, how employers act when it comes...
Houston energy company faces wage suit
Houston energy firm EOG Resources is facing a federal wage lawsuit after a former oil field worker accused the company underpaying him and other employees for overtime hours, as well as misclassifying some of the workers as independent contractors. The suit...
Technology and keeping gender bias out of the workplace
Concerns about possible gender discrimination and bias come up in connection to workplaces in all different kinds of industries. Take the tech industry for example. This industry has come under criticism lately for the relatively low numbers of female workers in it....
Noncompete agreement enforcement level and entrepreneurship
Noncompete agreements can limit what kinds of job offers an employee could take or what kinds of jobs from other companies they could pursue after leaving their current employer. Such agreements can also put restrictions on what kinds of new businesses a person could...
How will new federal overtime rules affect college and university employees?
You may have heard that the Department of Labor has issued new rules for overtime pay. How will those rules affect people who work in higher education? In this post, we will address that question. Background of the new rules Currently, if you are classified as a...
Is high work stress more prevalent among disabled workers?
Experiencing stress in relation to one’s work is pretty common among American workers. However, a recent survey indicates that it may be even more common than usual among workers who have disabilities. In this recent survey, around four of 10 surveyed workers...
The gender gap in workplace leadership positions
Among the situations in which a worker may want to consult with an experienced employment law attorney is when they suspect their employer has committed gender discrimination against them. It is important to note that federal law does not just prohibit gender...