Can you get suspended from work for suspicion of drugs but not asked about it or tested ?

Texas is an employment at will state. Typically, unless an employee has an employment contract, or is employed under a collective bargaining...

If I quit my job or am fired because of refusal to work 12 hour days with covid patients can I collect my accrued vacation

Neither Texas nor Federal law require employers to provide paid holidays, paid vacation, or other forms of paid time off (“PTO”). Some employees...

Texas is an employment at will state. Typically, unless an employee has an employment contract, or is employed under a collective bargaining...

Does a employer have to pay you if you’re out with a positive COVID test and are they allowed to furlough you while you’re out?

There is nothing to restrict an employer from furloughing an employee with COVID. However, such employees may be eligible for paid sick leave,...

Texas is an employment at will state. Typically, unless an employee has an employment contract, or is employed under a collective bargaining...

An employer may not require an hourly, non-exempt, employee to work uncompensated hours. If an employer has required an hourly, non-exempt,...

If you are out sick with Covid 19, are you entitled to sick pay?

The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) is part of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act. The EPSLA provides paid leaves of absence...

Is this violating my rights as an employee in anyway?

Employers may establish and enforce hiring and retention policies, so long as they do not include prohibited forms of discrimination. Prohibited...

Please tell me if this constitutes harassment in the workplace?

The conduct described is not harassment. It is management. Texas is an employment at will state. Typically, unless an employee has an...

Am I eligible for unemployment benefits?

Any involuntarily terminated employee can apply for unemployment benefits. The employer can contest the application for unemployment benefits on...