Employment Law

Dallas, Texas Employment Lawyers

Sexual Harassment • Discrimination • Termination • Severance

The employer-employee relationship is vital to our economy, crucial to business and at the core of how many people define themselves. Abuse of this relationship can cripple a business and wreak havoc on a family. At Kilgore & Kilgore, PLLC, of Dallas, Texas, we represent employees in Dallas, Houston, Austin and statewide in matters of employment law. Our employment attorneys are sensitive to the legal, economic, and emotional dynamics that arise when the employment relationship is abused. We utilize tact and diplomacy in pursuing a favorable resolution of your case.

Read client testimonials from the wide range of people we have helped.

The trial lawyers of Kilgore & Kilgore, PLLC offer decades of experience in protecting the rights of employees and executives under Texas and federal employment law. We possess the resources and knowledge to enforce the rights of individuals and employee groups in the following areas.

Executive Services

We represent officers, directors, CEOs and other executives in:

  • Negotiation of employment and separation agreements.
  • Non-compete agreements and proprietary rights.
  • Retaliation for reporting fraud or illegal activity.
  • Accusations of sexual harassment or discrimination.
  • Defamation suits brought by employees.

UNPAID COMMISIONS AND WAGES
We have helped numerous highly compensated sales employees obtain payment of earned commission. See Malone r. Ariba, 99 Fed. Appx. 545; 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 10503 (5th cir. 2004) (suit on unpaid commission).

If you are owed wages by your employer, we are only able to help you if you are owed an amount greater than $40,000. If you are owed less than this amount, please contact the Texas Workforce Commission for help in getting paid.

Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

Kilgore & Kilgore, PLLC vigorously defends employees' rights. We have helped victims obtain justice from dozens of major U.S. corporations for:

  • Sexual harassment and hostile work environment.
  • Hiring and workplace discrimination based on age, race, nationality, religion, gender, or disability.
  • Hostile action against pregnant women or employees taking FMLA family leave.
  • Defamation stemming from an employer's false statements or accusations.

Wrongful Termination and Employer Retaliation

Under limited circumstances, employees in Texas may sue for wrongful termination. We protect employees who were illegally fired or sanctioned, including:

  • Whistleblowers protected under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act from hostile actions for reporting illegal activity of their employers.
  • Victims of retaliation or wrongful discharge for refusing to commit illegal acts.
  • Executives or employees fired in violation of an oral or written contract.
  • Employees terminated in violation of the Civil Rights Act and other civil rights legislation.

Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), designed to protect workers from working excessive hours at substandard wages, is one of the cornerstones of federal labor law. The FLSA entitles an employee to receive not less than one-and-one-half times the regular pay rate ("time and a half") for every hour of compensable time worked in excess of 40 hours in any given workweek. Certain employees are exempt, such as executives, as well as certain service industries, such as domestic services. Under the FLSA, if you are not an executive or otherwise exempt, you and others like you may be entitled to a claim for overtime wages.

EMPLOYMENT AT WILL

Employment in Texas is at will, which means that you can be fired for any reason at all (i.e. you wore a blue shirt to work), but not for an illegal reason. Illegal reasons include being fired because of your race, sex, age, race, national origin, religion, or disability. Or because you are a whistleblower, filed a workers' compensation claim, etc. Please see the other headings for illegal reasons for termination to see if you fit within an exception to the employment at will doctrine.

ECONOMICS

We take select employment cases on a contingency fee basis, which means that we advance the attorneys' fee and service until there is recovery. In order for us to take cases on a contingency basis, you must suffer economic damages (i.e. lost wages, etc.) in an amount exceeding at least $40,000.

Dallas, Austin, Houston, Statewide Texas: 214-969-9099

If you believe you may have a legitimate claim against your employer, please complete an employment law claim form and contact Kilgore & Kilgore, PLLC today. Our employment lawyers are committed to justice for victims of employer abuses.