When a new client sits across from me after losing a job they believe they were unlawfully denied or fired from, the conversation almost always turns to money — specifically, what they can recover in back pay and front pay. What many clients don’t expect to hear, at least not at first, is that the
hat that stack of paperwork really asks you to give up, and why it’s hard to take back.
Losing a job is one of the most stressful things that can happen. So, when your employer slides a severance agreement across the table, or emails a settlement offer after a dispute, the instinct is understandable. Sign
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees the right to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specific family and medical reasons. It’s one of the most widely used federal employment protections, but also one of the most misunderstood — particularly when it comes to eligibility and how leave time is actually counted. Here’s
Summary: The law separates the wages your employer cost you from the harm your employer did to you. The duty to mitigate has always applied to the first. In July 2026, the Fifth Circuit answered for the first time whether it also reaches the second, and held that it does not. This blog explains what
Most people know the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects employees and applicants who have disabilities. Fewer know it also protects people who don’t have a disability themselves but are closely connected to someone who does.
The ADA defines unlawful discrimination to include “excluding or otherwise denying equal jobs or benefits to a qualified individual
If you work in health care in Texas, you have probably signed something with a radius in it. Maybe twenty-five miles. Maybe every location your employer operates. What the document says and what Texas law will let an employer actually enforce are two different questions, and as of September 1, 2025, the second question has
If you’ve started a new job in the last several years, there’s a good chance you signed an arbitration agreement without realizing it. It might have been buried in your onboarding paperwork, tucked into an employee handbook acknowledgment, or presented as a routine condition of employment. Many employees don’t think twice about it, until something
One of the most common misconceptions employees have when they come to our office is this: “I wasn’t fired, so I probably don’t have a case.” That belief stops a lot of legitimate claims before they ever begin. The truth is, the law protects employees from a much broader range of employer conduct than most
If you work in Texas, chances are you’ve heard the term “at-will employment” — but what does it actually mean for you? Understanding your rights under this doctrine is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself in the workplace.
What Is At-Will Employment?
Texas is an at-will employment state, which
Many workers who face serious mistreatment at work are surprised to learn that the law may not protect them. Employment discrimination law in the United States and in Texas is built on a framework of employee thresholds, meaning that certain protections only apply once an employer reaches a minimum number of employees. If your employer
