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

U.S. Supreme Court Employment Cases to Follow in 2015

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court is posed to rule on the following important employment law issues: 1. Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk – must employers compensate

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

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

Important Employment Law Cases to Follow in 2013

Vance v. Ball State University (7th Cir. 2011) – Who is a “Supervisor” under Title VII?  The U.S. Supreme Court will resolve a split between federal appellate