Houston Employment Law Blog
What constitutes wrongful termination?
Getting to work only to find out that your employer has terminated you is both startling and disheartening. Your mind may immediately wonder what could have possibly led to your employer's decision to let you go. While you may initially feel like crying foul, it is...
When discrimination derails your career
If you recently experienced discrimination because of your age, religious views or racial background, there are various factors to consider, such as your legal options and strategies to hold those who violated your rights accountable. However, it is crucial to think...
How NDAs help to fuel corporate corruption
Over the past few years, non-disclosure agreements have earned a bad reputation in the media. Americans are learning more and more about how corporations use NDAs to silence unethical and even illegal practices. Because of this, many professionals now refer to them as...
Sexual harassment in health care institutions
Sexual harassment compromises the health of the victim in any industry or profession, but in health care, the behaviors can jeopardize patients, as well. Sexual harassment violates safety culture in health care institutions. According to The Joint Commission, every...
Same-sex harassment is still harassment
Despite advancing social awareness, upon hearing a reference to sexual harassment at work, most people today automatically picture or think about a woman being harassed in some form by a man. That woman may also commonly hold a position of lower rank compared to the...
Wrongful termination in New Mexico hospital case
While a company can let go employees for a variety of reasons, the business must abide by a certain level of fairness. Wrongful termination lawsuits argue that a company fired an employee for unjust and illegal reasons. These cases happen across a variety of...
What are red flags in an employment contract?
An employment contract can be a good thing that provides you with job stability. It also ensures that you understand the job expectations and duties. However, employment contracts can also be harmful depending on the conditions and terms contained within. Business...
What are the required elements of a NDA?
Non-disclosure agreements are common in business. They seek to ensure that when a company hires you that you cannot share the information you learn about it. It helps keep business competitive and safeguard business processes, procedures and secrets. According to the...
Offensive comments and other examples of sexual harassment
Many people recognize that it is against the law for a supervisor to grope an employee or request sexual favors. However, there are other examples of sexual harassment that not only create an uncomfortable environment in the workplace and cause victims to suffer...
Could a non-compete agreement limit your career options?
There are certain types of jobs that involve working with or coming into contact with private or proprietary information. In many cases, it is this information that offers the company a competitive advantage, and for this reason, they want to protect these intangible...
