The Fifth Circuit reversed a jury verdict last month in a same-sex harassment case that will certainly raise some eyebrows.    In EEOC v. Boh Brothers

Much has been written regarding the alleged criminal and unethical conduct of various officials with the El Paso Independent School District.    Many questions have arisen

This month, specifically July 2nd, marks the 48th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The most widely known part of

On June 29, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court held in Mission Consolidated Independent School District v. Garcia that a worker cannot bring an age discrimination

In May, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Sketchers will pay $40 million to settle charges that it deceived customers by asserting that its Shape-up

On May 8, 2012, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 5647).   This proposed legislation would require employers

On April 20, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an opinion in Mia Macy v. Eric Holder stating that a transgender individual could

As Texans, we have always prided ourselves as being independent and different from those in the other 49 states.   Sometimes, however, being different doesn’t mean

In a 5-4 split, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held in Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals that state governmental employers could not be sued

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides both unionized and non-unionized employees the right to engage in protected, “concerted activities”.   “Concerted activities”