Can I sue for getting fired.

Texas is a right to work state. Typically, unless an employee has an employment contract, or is employed under a collective bargaining agreement...

Here's the good news. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act ("EPPA") controls the situations in which an employer can require an employee to take...

What are the tax consequences for a buyer and for a seller of a C corp including assets? Are these two separate transactions?

Attorney Geffen is correct. The buyer should hire an experienced corporate/business attorney to assist with this transaction to maximize the...

I know someone working with a retail company who doesn't get breaks whatsoever.

Neither Federal nor Texas law require employers to give employees breaks. If, however, you are a unionized employee, your collective bargaining...

Is the equity value on a whole life insurance policy to be paid back as a loan?

You will have had to sign some sort of form or agreement when you received this "equity." The terms of those forms will tell you if this was an...

401k, taken from paycheck but my employer hasn't put any $ in my 401k account, is this illegal and what can be done?

Unfortunately, this sort of thing happens from time to time. I agree with my colleagues that you should start by contacting the Plan Administrator...

Will a civil suit filed by a highway patrolman 33 years ago in which he received a judgment show up on a background check?

In Texas, a judgment must be renewed every 10 years. The process is relatively simple. If the judgment holder has renewed his judgment every 10...

Change from non exempt to exempt

Here are links to web pages from the Texas Workforce Commissions and the US Department of Labor. These pages provide the standards used to...

I am a CPR instructor and my employer is printing and using my name as instructor on fake certification cards. Can I sue?

Unless your employer's conduct somehow caused you financial damage, there isn't likely to be a private action for their misrepresentation. ...

Workplace intimidation/ harassment

In the workplace, it's illegal to engage in prohibited discrimination or retaliation. It is not illegal to be a jerk.