This month, President Obama signed an Executive Order barring federal contractors from discriminating or retaliating against workers who discuss their salaries.    The impetus behind this

As an employment attorney representing workers, I often focus on the actions, or inactions, of management or human resources officials after an employee complains of

Recently, the Texas Supreme Court decided a case originating from El Paso, reminding us that whistleblowers in Texas still face difficult challenges in receiving protections

Tonia Royal’s employment was short – only four days.   But it was four days of hell that no employee should endure. Royal worked in a

In August 2012, I wrote a blog article entitled, “Despicable Sexual Conduct Not Necessarily Sexual Harassment”, lamenting the 5th Circuit’s reversal of a male-on-male sexual

It has been said that a tidal wave starts with a ripple in the ocean.  I’m not sure if that’s true, but a Texas judge

This week we celebrate two important dates significant to all Americans.    On August 28th, we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I

Like most Americans, the George Zimmerman verdict left me with mixed emotions.   As a former prosecutor, I knew the State of Florida had a difficult

In February 2012, a Houston federal judge made national news when he dismissed the case of Donnicia Venters.   Venters was a new mother attempting to

In his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote that “whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”   Such is true with employment