Kaplan Law Firm has a location in Houston, Texas that represents individuals in employment and civil rights matters.

Austin is our third location. From here, our attorneys advocate for people facing workplace disputes, discrimination, retaliation, civil rights violations, and other serious legal issues that can affect their careers, livelihoods, and lives.

We believe people deserve attorneys who will listen, take their concerns seriously, and fight for them when their rights have been violated.

Nathan Simmons

Know Your Rights Under Texas & Houston Law

Understanding your rights is an important first step when something goes wrong at work or your civil rights have been violated. Texas and federal law provide important protections, and people in Houston may also have additional protections under local ordinances.

• Employment Discrimination: Texas and federal laws prohibit covered employers from discriminating against employees and applicants based on protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, and genetic information.
• 
  
• Retaliation: Employees may be protected from retaliation for reporting discrimination, participating in an investigation, or helping someone else report workplace discrimination.
• 
  
• Harassment: Workplace harassment based on a protected characteristic may violate state or federal law when it meets the applicable legal standard.
• Disability & Workplace Accommodations: Federal law protects qualified workers with disabilities from discrimination and may require employers to provide reasonable workplace accommodations.
• 
  
• Wrongful Termination: Texas generally follows the at-will employment doctrine, but employers still cannot terminate employees for reasons prohibited by state or federal law, including certain forms of discrimination and retaliation.
• 
  
• Wages & Employee Rights: Texas law includes protections regarding timely payment of wages, while federal law provides additional protections involving minimum wage and overtime for covered workers.