Employment Law

Is Firing Wrongful Based On Potential Symptoms Of Undiagnosed Condition?

Haley Hrdlicka was employed by General Motors for over 30 years. For the vast majority of that time, she worked in GM’s Sculpting Department. In 1998, GM provided her an eight-month leave of absence after the birth of her first child; and then in 2001, Hrdlicka was...

Can an Employer Fire Me for Putting My Pronouns in My Email Signature?

Discrimination against LGBTQ+ people is far too common, especially these days. It seems like you cannot turn on the news without seeing a story about discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. If it is not a story about LGBTQ+...

Can A Job Reject Me Because I Was Charged But Not Convicted Of A Crime?

In Okwo v. Houston Methodist the Woodlands, No. 22-20457, 2023 WL 1256576, at *1 (5th Cir. Jan. 31, 2023), Ogochukwo J. Okwo was offered employment by Houston Methodist. However, the job offer was made conditional on the “successful completion of a criminal and...

Can My Wrongful Termination Case Be Dismissed Before It Gets To A Jury?

Our employment law attorneys blog a lot about the substantive law that protects employees from being wrongfully fired or otherwise discriminated against based on race/color, national origin, religion, gender/sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, gender...

How Do I Write A Good EEOC Complaint? Get Help

As our employment discrimination attorneys have harped on, there are a lot of problems that can ruin a  wrongful termination if you try to go through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) process on your own. Any claim filed under Title VII must first...