Pregnancy should be a time of anticipation and preparation—not anxiety about whether your employer will treat you fairly. Yet, as plaintiff-side employment law attorneys, we routinely see workers pushed out, denied accommodations, or retaliated against simply because they are pregnant or have pregnancy-related conditions. Understanding your rights under federal and state law is essential to
Employees who experience discrimination or retaliation at work are often overwhelmed, confused, and unsure of what steps to take next. Which is totally understanding, this is an extremely stressful time in your life, going through something isolating and unknown. Many employees try to handle this internally, hope it resolves on its own, or wait until
Summary: Courts have used the 50-year-old McDonnell Douglas framework to evaluate workplace discrimination and retaliation cases based on circumstantial evidence. Two Supreme Court Justices have called for it to be scrapped, and a new case in the Fifth Circuit could change how every discrimination lawsuit is litigated in Texas.
You gave a company years of
As 2025 began, a noticeable shift emerged as employers increasingly required employees to return to the office. What had once been framed as temporary or optional during the remote-work boom had evolved into formal policy changes within many companies. That remote-work boom was largely driven by necessity, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced employers to rapidly
You may have heard the saying to “document everything” in the workplace or to “keep receipts” when matters in the workplace are seemingly unlawful. There’s some truth to that—a lot actually. This blog explores the significance behind the two concepts which stresses the importance of proper documentation. Employees who experience discrimination, harassment, or retaliation often
The shift to remote and flexible work has reshaped the modern workplace. For many, working from home is a perk governed by company policy. However, for employees with disabilities, the ability to telework is often more than a benefit—it’s a potential legal right under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that can remove barriers.
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Pregnancy discrimination remains one of the most persistent challenges in employment law. Despite decades of legal protections, thousands of employees still face adverse actions after announcing a pregnancy or requesting accommodations. Pregnancy discrimination occurs when an employer treats an employee or job applicant unfavorably because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
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Employees often assume that every workplace complaint triggers a formal investigation. In reality, that is not the case. While Texas law does not contain a statute that literally states that an employer must investigate all complaints, there are important legal and practical reasons for employers to take allegations seriously. Some complaints will require a full
In recent years, remote and hybrid work have become a normal part of many employees’ lives. For some, it has offered flexibility, improved health, and a better work-life balance. But along with this shift has come a dangerous myth — that workers lose legal protections once they are out of the physical office. As Texas
As Halloween approaches, most of us expect a few harmless scares — maybe a jumpy horror movie or a haunted house. But for employees, there are far scarier things lurking in the workplace than ghosts and goblins. We’re talking about employer mistakes that can lead to legal nightmares — wage theft, discrimination, retaliation, and more.
