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What to check before signing a severance deal
Avoid 8 common mistakes before you sign a severance agreement in Texas: the release, the deadlines, confidentiality, and the clock on a harassment claim.
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Plain-English articles on workplace harassment, employee rights, personal injury, and mediation, mostly under Texas law. Each one is general information, not legal advice for your situation.
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Car accidents
What does Texas PIP insurance pay for?
Learn what Texas PIP coverage pays after a crash, how to check if you have it, and how to file a claim that starts the 30-day payment clock.
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Personal injury
Slipped in a Dallas store? What to gather
After a slip and fall in a Texas store, gather proof of how long the hazard was there. Use this checklist and footage request letter the same day.
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Car accidents
Who is at fault in a Texas parking lot crash?
See which Texas laws apply to a parking lot accident, how shared fault changes what you recover, and what to record before you leave the lot.
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Car accidents
How to get your Dallas crash report
Find out who holds your Dallas crash report, when it can be bought online, what the $6 fee covers, and how to check the report for mistakes.
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Your rights
What is Title IX?
Title IX bans sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs. What the 1972 law covers, who it protects, and how it applies.
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Workplace harassment
What behaviors create a hostile work environment?
The conduct that can make a workplace legally hostile, how often it must happen, and what to record if it is happening to you.
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Your rights
What is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?
The ADEA protects workers aged 40 and older from age discrimination in hiring, pay, promotion, and firing. What it covers and how to act on it.
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Workplace harassment
What is quid pro quo harassment?
Quid pro quo harassment is when a boss ties job benefits or threats to sexual demands. How to recognize it and the steps to take if it happens.
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Your rights
How do you prove wrongful termination?
Proving wrongful termination depends on evidence. The records, witnesses, and timelines that help build a case after you are fired.
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Workplace harassment
TWC vs EEOC: how to file and what to say
The Texas Workforce Commission and the EEOC both take harassment complaints. How they differ, where to file, and what to include in your claim.
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Workplace harassment
Can you sue your employer for sexual harassment in Texas?
How Texas and federal law treat workplace sexual harassment claims against an employer, and the steps to take before you file.
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Workplace harassment
Bad bosses: how to deal with a hostile work environment
What to do when your boss is the source of workplace harassment: document it, report it, know your options, and protect your job.
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Your rights
What is the Department of Labor?
The U.S. Department of Labor enforces federal labor laws on wages, hours, and workplace safety. Its history, main functions, and role for workers.
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Personal injury
What are the steps in a personal injury lawsuit?
Injured in an accident someone else caused? The stages of a personal injury lawsuit, from the first claim to settlement or trial.
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Mediation
Common misconceptions about divorce mediation
Divorce mediation is not only for friendly couples or small estates. 3 common myths about mediation and what the process involves.
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Mediation
Choosing mediation and alternative dispute resolution instead of court
Why more people and businesses settle disputes through mediation and ADR instead of court, and when it is the better route.
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