Rio Grande Valley Employment Law Attorney
– Se Habla Español –At the Law Offices of Carlos E. Hernandez, Jr., P.C., in Edinburg, Texas, our focus is helping people who are facing illegal practices in the workplace. Despite the employment at will doctrine, it is against public policy to allow illegal activities and employment practices to continue. Contact us for a consultation if you are facing discrimination, wrongful firing, retaliation, or even a dispute with another employee who should not have been hired. Attorney Carlos Hernandez represents people in the following areas of employment law: Race Discrimination: Both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) prohibit discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. We represent clients who have been discriminated against or racially harassed. Religious Discrimination: We try claims for religious discrimination or religious harassment, whether the discrimination is based on your religion or your lack of one. Age Discrimination: We represent people with claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from age discrimination in hiring, firing, promotion, benefits, and training. Sex Discrimination: We handle gender discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), including sex discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and sexual harassment. Disability Discrimination: We represent people under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) whose employers discriminate in hiring, promotion, benefits, layoffs, or training, or whose employers refuse to make reasonable accommodation for their disabilities. We also help people who are perceived or regarded as having a disability. Retaliation: We handle claims for retaliatory discharge or other illegal retaliation, including against whistle blowers (including claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)), or against those with Workers’ Comp claims (illegal under §451.001 of the Texas Labor Code). If you have been fired, unfairly laid off, or otherwise unlawfully terminated because you exercised your legal rights, contact us. We can help. Unpaid Overtime and Payday Law Claims: We handle claims protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers. Other Workplace Claims: We represent people with a variety workplace claims including: - Workers’ Compensation claims
- Wrongful discharge cases
- Failure to hire or failure to promote
- Intentional infliction of emotional distress
- Negligent hiring
- Negligent retention
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- Covenants not to compete
- Severance agreements
- Employers requiring employees to
perform illegal acts (Sabine Pilot cases) - Defamation, libel, and slander
- School law and teacher contracts
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Being treated unfairly by your employer does not always imply that you have received illegal treatment. We can help you determine if you have been treated illegally. We can also help you negotiate any business dispute. Contact a knowledgeable labor relations lawyer to determine what legal options are available for your case. – Se Habla Español –
Evening and weekend appointments available Contact Us Today. The Law Offices of Carlos E. Hernandez, Jr., P.C.101 North Tenth Avenue
Edinburg, TX 78541
Phone: (956) 386-0900
Fax: (956) 380-0771 (By Appointment Only)
1002 East Taylor Street
Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956) 542-1485
Fax: (956) 504-5988 The Law Offices of Carlos E. Hernandez, Jr., P.C., serves clients in the Rio Grande Valley, including those in the communities of Brownsville, Harlingen, Mission, Edinburg, McAllen, Pharr, Raymondville, Weslaco, Progreso Lakes, Santa Rosa, Rio Hondo, San Benito, Port Isabel, and South Padre Island, and throughout Hidalgo, Cameron, Willacy, and Starr counties.
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