Wrongful Termination Claims

In Texas, unless you have a specific agreement with your employer to work for a specific term of employment, you are probably considered an ‘at-will’ employee.  Therefore, you can be fired for just about any reason, with or without cause.

However, Texas law does provide you with some protections. For instance, both federal and Texas wrongful termination laws prohibit:

• Wrongful discharge as a result of employer discrimination ;
• Retaliation for reporting employer wrongdoing or refusing to participate in unlawful practices, which is a violation of whistleblower laws;
• Firing or otherwise retaliating against an employee for reporting sexual harassment or participating in an investigation;
• Termination for reporting discrimination based on race, gender, pregnancy, sex, age, religion or disability ;
• Firing an employee for participating in an investigation or serving as a witness in an employment discrimination proceeding;
• Termination for reporting wage or overtime pay violations; and
• Firing an employee for refusing to perform an illegal act.

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Located in Houston, the Texas employment discrimination attorneys of the Debes Law Firm represent clients nationwide. Regionally we serve the uptown, downtown and Galleria areas of Houston, the cities of Austin, Bellaire, Bryan, College Station, Corpus Christi, El Campo, Horton, Galveston, Port Arthur, Sugar Land, Texas City, and West University, as well as residents of Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, and Harris County.