Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Rob Wiley On May 15, 2025 a conservative judge struck down federal guidance protecting gay and transgender employees from discrimination and harassment in the workplace. This is not normal or business as usual, this is a sledgehammer-style legal assault on our community. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk’s…
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Why employment law cases should be focused, not scattershot
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Austin Campbell Summary: This article discusses why it is strategically important for employees, when pursuing legal claims against their employer, to simplify their case as much as possible. Many employees who come to us and explain that they believe their employer discriminated or retaliated against…
Don’t Say I Didn’t WARN Ya: A Guide to the WARN Act
Dallas Employment Trail Lawyer Harjeen Zibari Unfortunately, mass layoffs are beginning to look like a more and more common thing. However, if a employer chooses to let go of much of its workforce at once, it must follow the WARN Act. This a law designed to protect workers by making…
Don’t Work for Free: Know Your Rights as an Employee in Texas
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Deontae Wherry In Texas, every employee has the right to fair compensation for their work. You should never work for free, and it’s crucial to understand your rights regarding minimum wage, overtime pay, and regular payment schedules. This blog will inform you about these rights and…
Retaliation Doesn’t Discriminate: When Pretext Becomes Punishment in the Workplace
Dallas Employment Trail Lawyer Ellie Johnston When people think about workplace discrimination, they usually picture the person who’s directly targeted—a woman passed over for a promotion, an employee of color subjected to racist comments, or an LGBTQ+ worker harassed for who they are. But retaliation law protects more than just…
Forced Arbitration in Employment Contracts: What You’re Giving Up
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Cassidy Monska If you’ve started a new job recently in Texas—especially in a corporate or professional setting—there’s a good chance you were asked to sign an employment contract with a clause about arbitration. Maybe it was buried in a stack of onboarding documents, or maybe it…
Navigating the Workplace When You Have Ongoing Employment Claims
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Cassidy Monska Finding yourself in a situation where you are still employed by an employer you have ongoing employment claims against can be incredibly stressful. It’s crucial to balance protecting your legal rights while maintaining professionalism and protecting your position. Here are some practical steps to…
Don’t Sell Yourself Short: Stand Up for Fair Treatment
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Deontae Wherry As an employee in Texas, you don’t have many rights because of the at-will doctrine. At-will doctrine simply states that an employer can terminate an employee for any reason or no reason at all. Despite this, you work hard and contribute to your employer’s…
Federal agencies’ lack of quorum(s) during the second Trump administration may harm employees’ rights.
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Austin Campbell Summary: This article discusses the implications of the Trump administration’s removal of members from independent federal agencies tasked with protecting employee rights. I previously wrote about the possibility of the then-incoming Trump administration implementing various aspects of Project 2025. Unfortunately, it seems that one…
“Project 2025” on Employment Law
Dallas Employment Trial Lawyer Austin Campbell This article briefly highlights parts of Project 2025 (a conservative policy wish-list that the Trump administration seems likely to implement) that would have an impact on employment law and workers’ rights. During his campaign, Donald Trump denied having anything to do with Project 2025,…