Our society puts all kinds of expectations on people based on how they look. Both women and men face specific workplace pressures and expectations related to their perceived sex. The way that an employer thinks about or relates to employees can have an impact on the...
An employee handbook and an employment contract serve primarily to protect the business and not the individual workers. You may only realize this once you see how the rules set in them could stop you from standing up for your rights. While contract law requires that...
While it is illegal to pay employees different wages based on their gender, we are still far from pay equity. The Dallas Business Journal has examined the pay disparity between women and men in Texas, and found that some industries have a significantly greater pay gap...
Some female employees in Texas may discover that their employers pay their male counterparts more for the same positions. While some reasons for the difference in pay scale may be justified, others are not. A recent court case involved a female teacher who sued her...
Older workers in Houston and across the U.S. are facing age discrimination while looking for employment, according to a report by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Further, only 3 percent of those who experience such discrimination have made a formal...
Creating lactation rooms, designating special parking spaces and offering flexible parental leave policies are among the steps some companies in Texas have taken to make working conditions easier for pregnant employees. Nevertheless, discrimination against women who...
Workers in the Houston area who are subject to bullying and harassment on the job can often feel confused and powerless in their workplaces. They may be unsure about what to do about the situation as any potential action could have unwanted consequences. Many workers...
Obtaining employment in Texas is often difficult for veterans who have been discharged from the military for relatively minor offenses. A human rights commission in Connecticut warned employers in the state that they may be breaking anti-discrimination laws by...
If companies in Texas and throughout the country use social media to target younger job seekers, that could be a form of age discrimination. According to a claim by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), older workers missed out on job opportunities because they...
Despite the media attention paid to the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment on the job, many people may expect that women in the Houston area have few concerns about gender discrimination on the job. However, regardless of industry, workplace discrimination remains...
