Texas Workplace Retaliation Attorney
Workplace Retaliation
A Texas employer may not engage in workplace retaliation by firing, demoting, harassing, or otherwise “retaliating” against an individual for making a claim for unpaid overtime wages or for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposing discrimination.
If the descriptions below apply to your experiences, you should contact David Langenfeld, an experienced Texas workplace retaliation attorney, today.
Legal Protection from Workplace Retaliation
The same laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, and disability, as well as wage differences between men and women performing substantially equal work, also prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose unlawful discrimination or participate in an employment discrimination proceeding.
A person who has been victim to such by their Texas employer should seek help from a Texas workplace retaliation attorney.
Additionally, other laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protect individuals from:
- Coercion
- Intimidation
- Threat
- Harassment
- Interference in their exercise of their own rights or their encouragement of someone else’s exercise of rights granted by those laws.
Also, it is illegal for an employer to engage in workplace retaliation against an employee for filing a workers compensation claim or for refusing to perform an illegal act.
Other Protections from Workplace Retaliation
Many other laws protect employees from retaliation in the workplace.
For example, Texas nurses and other healthcare employees who report Medicaid and other governmental fraud, or dangerous or substandard patient care, are protected from retaliation, and if are subject to such should seek a Texas workplace retaliation lawyer at once.
Employers who unlawfully retaliate against an employee may be liable for lost wages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney’s fees.
A Texas Workplace Retaliation Attorney Who Will Fight for You
David Langenfeld is an experienced and aggressive Texas workplace retaliation attorney who only represents employees, never employers. He will fight to get you what you are owed from your employer. Contact David today for a free consultation.