• posted: Apr. 24, 2020
• David Holmes
• General Information,  FMLA,  Recent Developments 2013,  Whistleblower Rights,  Age Discrimination,  Retaliation,  Race Discrimination,  Government Employees,  Wage and Overtime Claims,  The NLRA and Non-Union Employees,  Executive Compensation,  Immigration-Related Discrimination,  Disability Discrimination,  Sports Labor Law,  Trade Secrets,  Non-Competes,  Sex Discrimination and Harassment,  Employment Contracts,  Recent Developments 2014,  Workers Compensation Retaliation,  Uncategorized
• corona virus,  covid,  employment

As COVID-19 has plagued the United States, business leaders in every industry have gotten a crash course in virus prevention measures. Unfortunately, for many, the information regarding best practices has Read More

• posted: Feb. 04, 2020
• Debra Ronca
• General Information

Employers have a legal obligation in every state to pay their employees within a certain period, to pay them minimum wage or above and to pay them for any overtime Read More

• posted: Feb. 04, 2020
• Debra Ronca
• General Information

When an employee is fired illegally or his or her termination is in clear violation of company policy, it is considered a wrongful termination. If you believe you have been Read More

• posted: Feb. 04, 2020
• Debra Ronca
• General Information

Downsizing, also known as workplace reduction, occurs when an employer enacts a mass termination of its employees in order to reduce costs. Although this typically means employees are terminated permanently, Read More

• posted: Feb. 04, 2020
• Debra Ronca
• General Information

State and federal law grants employees certain rights and protections to ensure they are treated fairly in the workplace. If you believe you have been wrongfully terminated, sexually harassed, discriminated Read More

• posted: Sep. 24, 2014
• David Holmes
• General Information

1. My work environment is hostile.  My boss hates me and yells at me.  My co-workers are mean to me and gossip about me behind my back.  I keep getting Read More

• posted: Sep. 21, 2014
• David Holmes
• General Information,  Wage and Overtime Claims

1. How is a wage claim different from filing a lawsuit? If an employer fails to pay wages or other compensation to an employee, the employee can always file a lawsuit Read More

• posted: Feb. 07, 2014
• David Holmes
• General Information

1. What is a constructive discharge? The typical scenario for an employment law case is that the employer has fired the employee. Assuming that the fired worker was an at-will employee, Read More

• posted: Apr. 05, 2013
• David Holmes
• General Information

The vast majority of workers in Texas are at-will employees, which means that they can be fired for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all.  For Read More

• posted: Mar. 23, 2013
• David Holmes
• General Information,  Whistleblower Rights,  Retaliation

A retaliation claim is similar to, but different from, a discrimination claim.  The discrimination statutes protect various employees with various characteristics, from race to sex to disability status to immigration status.  Read More