Opening mail and finding out that an employee has filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against your business is as far
Category: Employment Discrimination
A Minority Employee Must Be “Clearly Better Qualified” For Promotion to Succeed in an Employment Discrimination Claim
Just before the New Year’s Eve, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals topped off 2014 with yet another pro-employer decision. In Martinez v. Texas Workforce
Religious Discrimination – What Every Business Owner Needs to Know
Under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, an employer may not discriminate against an employee on the basis of his or
An Employee Claiming Unlawful Discharge Based on Religious Beliefs Must Show That the Management and not Coworkers Knew About Such Beliefs – Explains the Fifth Circuit
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is notorious for being pro-business and pro-employer, and its last week’s ruling in Nobach v. Woodland Village Nursing Center,
The ADA Does Not Require a Nexus Between a Requested Accommodation and an Essential Job Function – Says the Fifth Circuit
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in Feist v. State of Louisiana, that a “reasonable accommodation” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),
10 Major Employment Laws That Every Texas Business Owner Should Know
Building a successful business usually takes a lot of hard work and time. An ill-timed lawsuit can cause significant damage to the business or even