Sexual harassment cases are complicated. The legal standard is that harassment by co-workers which is “severe or pervasive” will constitute a hostile work environment – if of course, management knows about the harassment and does nothing. But, what happens when the harasser is a customer? If an employer is aware of the harassment and does
Many laypersons people are familiar with the retaliation part of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That anti-retaliation provision prohibits retaliation against someone who opposes discrimination. Title VII is a federal statute. Texas is an at-will state. But, even so, Texas does have a few state anti-retaliation statutes.
Texas prohibits reprisal