Law Offices of Dan A. Atkerson Archives

According to recent statistics, nearly 20 percent of adults in the state of Texas smoke tobacco. But unlike people of specific religions or races, smokers…

Texas is an “at-will” employment state. This means that both employee and employer are free to terminate their relationship to one another at any time,…

When the Texas Workforce Commission investigates wage claims, it does so under Chapter 61 of the Texas Labor Code, known as the Texas Payday Law.

This…

A Houston man has filed a complaint against his employer after the company allegedly violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a law requiring…

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) usually considers rules requiring the use of English discriminatory under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.…

Did you know that the United States is one of only two countries that do not offer paid maternity leave for new mothers? (The other…

The Texas Supreme Court recently reversed a jury decision awarding $1 million to a San Antonio woman who claimed to have suffered workplace retaliation. The…

For one Texas man, the spirit of discrimination is alive and well. The man has worked for SAIA Motor Freight Line LLC of Dallas for…

Last week we discussed disparate impact vs. direct mistreatment in sex and gender discrimination cases, and we lightly touched on the idea of a bona…

A Texas man will receive a $59,000 settlement from his former employer, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (H&P) after a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity…