Employment Discrimination and Executive Compensation

Mr. Womack is a well-known employment lawyer in Texas, reputed for his hard work and dedication in employment law litigation. The firm prides itself on the fact that it offers clients the best of both worlds: big firm employment law experience and results along with small firm personal service and attention.

The firm represents employees in employment law disputes. We are committed to helping employees who have been wrongfully terminated from employment or otherwise adversely affected by racial discrimination, age discrimination, sexual harassment, disability discrimination or a host of other work-related afflictions. From our centrally-located office in downtown Houston, we represent the best interests of clients in a variety of areas of the law, including:

Employment Discrimination & Sexual Harassment

Employment and labor law litigation often involves employment discrimination and sexual harassment. Our areas of practice include:

• Age discrimination
• Sex, race and national origin discrimination
• Disability discrimination
• Pregnancy discrimination
• Glass ceiling litigation
• Retaliation
• Employee rights
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cases
• Wrongful termination
• Sexual harassment
• Employment contracts

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Under federal law, certain employees have the right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to address a serious health condition, to care for a sick child, spouse, or parent with a serious health condition, or to care for a newborn child, newly adopted child, or a foster child. The federal law providing for these unpaid work leaves of absence is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Protections afforded workers under the FMLA include the following:

• When you return to work after you leave, you have the right to the same or an equivalent position.

• During your leave you are entitled to get the same medical benefits you would get if you were at work.

• You cannot lose any employment benefits during your leave.

• If you qualify for a family or medical leave, you have the right to take that leave free from harassment or discrimination by your employer.

Wrongful Termination & Retaliatory Discharge

We represent employees and workers in wrongful termination, retaliation, and whistleblower cases. Our cases include:

• Equal pay retaliation
• Severance agreements
• Wage and hour law violations
• Whistleblower litigation
• Wrongful termination
• Retaliatory discharge

If you are an employee who may have been discriminated against by your employer, we can assist you in pursuing your employment discrimination claim. Contact the firm to discuss the merits of your employment discrimination case.

The firm has extensive experience handling severance disputes involving corporate executives. As with other types of litigation, we do not limit ourselves to either plaintiffs or defendants, and we have represented both executives and corporations with great success. Executive compensation disputes may take the form of informal negotiations, confidential arbitrations, full-blown jury trials, or anything in between. Indeed, the same case may evolve quickly from private negotiations to arbitration or litigation. We are experienced in negotiation but our primary business is trying and winning lawsuits. The types of claims asserted and defended against typically involve wrongful termination; breaches of employment contracts, equity participation agreements, stock buy-back agreements, and golden parachute benefit agreements; shareholder oppression; and breach of fiduciary duty.