A Two Day Suspension is Not a Materially Adverse Action – Rules the Fifth Circuit

An employee must show that unpaid leave caused him or her physical, emotional, or economic harm via some documentation and not just conclusory statements in order to establish a “materially adverse action” by the employer.

Responding to an EEOC Discrimination Charge: A Guide for Texas Employers (Part II)

In Part I, I outlined the EEOC process of investigating a charge of discrimination. In this part, I describe the steps that an employer should

Firing a Mother for Breast Feeding is, Indeed, Sexual Discrimination

Seems like a no-brainer, right? Well, a Texas District Court judge did not think so, so the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had to step