Workplace harassment
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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Your rights
Articles from Elahi Law on your legal rights at work and in everyday life: the federal and Texas laws that protect you and how to use them.
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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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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
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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