Federal Law Update

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+...

What Happens After The Jury Verdict?

So, you’ve taken your employment case – be it wrongful termination, race discrimination or sexual harassment – to trial and got a jury verdict. Now what? Our employment discrimination lawyers have blogged a lot about what it takes to get a case to a jury and shared...

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...

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...