Law Offices of Dan A. Atkerson Archives

A Waffle House in the Dallas area faces a lawsuit from a former manager-in-training who says she was fired because she had too many children…

Country music legend Willie Nelson recently endorsed Texas Wins, an anti-discrimination group that focuses on fighting discrimination against LGBTQ people in Texas.

“Discrimination against the LGBT…

Employers are not allowed to terminate an employee based on his or her disability status under the Americans with Disabilities Act, but one Texas man…

The high-profile case of Samantha Elauf reached a milestone on June 1 when the Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling in favor of clothing…

Nonprofits are not immune from federal discrimination regulations. A U.S. District Court has told United Bible Fellowship Ministries, Inc., a group providing housing and care to…

Defamation of character is a problem that employees can face in the workplace, or even when searching for a job. Defamation is split into two…

Not every company offers its employees paid sick leave. For many low-income earners, getting sick is never just a minor inconvenience. It can mean missing…

Federal laws prevent employers from retaliating against employees who cooperate with investigators looking into company abuses, but despite this, a Texas man is filing a…