Discrimination Lawyer in Midland, Bryan and Odessa, TX

Understanding their rights is a major concern for most employees, and Moore & Associates' lawyers are experienced in providing advice and litigating cases, if necessary.

Moore & Associates, dicrimination lawyers in Midland, represents clients in all discrimination matters including, age, race, national origin, gender and religion, along with issues involving disability accommodation, equal pay, harassment and retaliation. Such representation encompasses handling a claim from the beginning stages at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions Office and Texas Workforce Commission to litigating the matter in state and federal courts. Experience in working very closely with the EEOC and other state agencies enables us to develop effective approaches to pursuing claims against employers.

For an employee that has just been terminated, the first step in understanding his or her rights is awareness of the type of state in which that employee resides. Texas is an "at will" employment state. For employees, it means that they may leave their jobs for any reason at any time. For employers, it means that they can terminate an employee for any reason and at any time, as long as it is not discrimination.

Common Workplace Issues:

• Failure to hire or promote an employee due to race, gender, age, religion, national origin, physical disability or pregnancy
• Retaliation against an employee for complaining or filing a complaint
• Sexual harassment in the workplace

Any claim for unpaid wages must be filed within two years (or three years if your employer "willfully" violated the law). If you have to file a lawsuit to recover unpaid wages, the law entitles you to your unpaid wages, an equal amount of money in liquidated damages and your attorneys' fees.

Moore & Associates also handles cases involving equal pay and recovery of wrongly denied employee benefits, including ERISA.