The legal status of a new federal overtime rule that was supposed to have taken effect on Dec. 1 of last year is still far from certain. Whether the rule, which would significantly increase the number of employees eligible for overtime pay, will ever take effect in...
Texas employees may be interested to learn that data from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shows that complaints surrounding disability discrimination are increasing. The data showed that about 30 percent of the charges in 2016 were for disability...
Texas employers that believe that workplace discrimination is not a problem should take a look at the number of complaints resolved by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a single year. The commission reported securing over $482 million for victims...
A ruling recently issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals may make it more difficult for employers who are embroiled in lawsuits pertaining to Fair Labor Standards Act violations. Workers in Texas and the rest of the country who have been retaliated against by an...
In a decision that will impact LGBTQ workers in Houston and across the U.S., the White House announced on Jan. 26 that President Trump will retain an Obama administration executive order that instituted workplace protections for certain gay and lesbian employees. Gay...
The federal minimum wage is only $7.25 and hasn't gone up since 2009. But many state and local laws set higher minimums. What about Texas? If you work in the food service industry, here are three useful things to know about wagen-and-hour laws. Texas laws on minimum...
Older workers in Texas companies may be interested to learn about a decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The ruling may make it easier for subcategories of older workers to file suits under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act with...
Texas employers may become subject to proposed guidelines from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding the legal standards for worker harassment claims if the guidelines take effect. The agency seeks to update existing recommendations from the 1990s....
While many Texas workers are aware of common forms of workplace discrimination, like those based on age and race, there are other forms of types that are commonly found in the workplace. They include family responsibility, gender and part-time discrimination. When it...
Many foreign nationals that live in the Houston area have the right to work in the United States. However, some of them are discriminated against in the employment process because employers do not want to hire workers from foreign countries. To protect foreign...