A 30-year-old woman who was recently fired from her full-time job at the Houston Chronicle for working part-time as a stripper has now filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the company.

After another paper revealed the reporter’s second job, the Chronicle let the woman go and she is now asking the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  to investigate the case.

According to CNN News, the woman covered fashion, human interest stories, high society and other general assignment stories. The woman stated that she “rarely” worked as a dancer anymore, but it was a job that put her through college.

A legal representative for the woman stated that her being fired from the job is gender discrimination because firing a woman for working as an exotic dancer has a negative impact on women only, because it is such a predominantly female occupation.

Last year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received more complaints from the state of Texas than any other state in the nation, according to a recently released report.

During the fiscal year there were nearly 10,000 complaints made the EEOC from the state of Texas out of the total of 99,947 nationwide. Out of the complaints filed in the state, the most common claims stated that employees were retaliated against after they fought discrimination in some form or another.

The second and third most common reasons were gender and race discrimination. Attorneys have stated that Texas may have more complaints because the large population of Texas residents compared to other states.

A Galveston man has claimed that he was the victim of sexual harassment from a female corrections officer.

According to the lawsuit that was filed in a Galveston County court earlier this month, the man stated that the female officer subjected him to unwanted sexual advances from May 2011 to October 2011.

The suit stated that the man lost his job because he showed “resistance to the misconduct.” The lawsuit names 11 incidents where the officer allegedly tried to seduce the man. The lawsuit states that many of the sexual advances occurred in public or in front of other co-workers.

He also stated that he was retaliated against because he denied the advances.  The man tried to collect evidence of the harassment by using a recording device and shortly after this, he was told that he was suspended until later notice. This complaint led to his resignation in November 2011.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of sexual harassment, contact the Austin sexual harassment lawyers of The Melton Law Firm by calling 512-330-0017 today.

Regulators are currently investigating a retaliation case after a Dallas hospital allegedly fired a social worker when she filed a complaint against her supervisors when they asked her to violate regulations.

According to the Department of State Health Services, a lawsuit has now been filed against the Parkland Memorial Hospital after a former social worker was fired for stating that her supervisors asked her to transcribe the vouchers for medication, talk about medications with patients and also discuss different “medication options with doctors.”

Social workers should make recommendation for medication prescriptions or transcribe vouchers. The lawsuit claims that the woman was fired shortly after reporting this issue. This is not the first incident that has come about at the hospital and regulators are now stating the the hospital needs a complete overhaul.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of retaliation in the workplace, you need representation on your side at this time that may be able to help you receive the compensation you deserve. Contact the Austin retaliation lawsuit lawyers of The Melton Law Firm by calling 512-330-0017 today.

A former employee at Viva Railings has filed a lawsuit against the company that states that they failed to pay overtime when they required employees to work over 40 hours.

According to the lawsuit, the man worked for Viva Railings from April 23, 2010 to November 22, 2011 and stated that for 39 weeks, he was not paid overtime even though he averaged 56 hours a week.

The man is now seeking the compensation from missed wages, the company has already paid the partial amount of overtime at this time. He is also seeking wages for physical pain, mental anguish, liquidated distress and punitive damages.

If you or a loved one would like to know whether you are eligible for overtime wages and you have not received them, contact the Austin overtime wage violation lawyers of The Melton Law Firm by calling 512-330-0017 today.