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Texas Lawyer Practice Areas:
Employment Law
Below
are some Frequently Asked Questions about Texas employment law. If you
have an issue that you do not see here, please contact our firm, or visit our
blog.
Employment
Discrimination - An employee may have the right to file suit against an
employer for employment discrimination under many different
circumstances. This firm represents both employers and
employees
on employment discrimination cases.
Employment
Discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex,
religion, national origin, physical disability, and age by employers.
Discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion, job
assignment, termination, compensation, and various types of harassment.
Employment discrimination laws can be found in the United States
Constitution and federal and state statutes. However, the
Constitutional protections apply only to governmental
employees.
The State of Texas has codified protections that mirror the protections
in the mother statute for employment discrimination known as Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits
discrimination by employers with more than 15 employees. The Act
prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or
national origin. Sex includes pregnancy or related medical conditions
and includes both discrimination on the basis of gender and sexual
harassment. Title VII makes it illegal for employers to
discriminate in hiring, discharging, compensation, or terms,
conditions, and privileges of employment.
A
federal statute, known as The Equal Pay Act, prohibits paying wages
based on sex by employers and unions. The statute expressly
provides that where workers perform equal work in jobs requiring equal
skill, effort and responsibility, performed under similar working
conditions, they should be provided equal pay.
Employees
are also protected by federal statutes and related state statutes for
discrimination or age discrimination. The Age Discrimination
in
Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employers from discriminating on the
basis of age. An employee is protected from discrimination based on age
if he or she is over 40. In other words, an employee cannot
be
discriminated against merely because he/she is over 40 years of
age. The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits
discrimination against those with physical or mental handicaps.
The
Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) interprets and enforces
the Equal Payment Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII
and Americans With Disabilities Act. There are offices of the
EEOC in most major cities throughout the nation to hear your complaint.
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specific issue listed here, please feel free to call our law firm. One
of our attorneys may still be able to help, or send you to a lawyer
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