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Texas Woman claims San Diego law firm coerced her into misleading debt settlement
HOUSTON — A Texas woman claims a San Diego law firm attempting to collect her debt coerced and misled her into a false settlement. -
Plumber claims WaterWorks failed to pay him, other workers for overtime
HOUSTON — A plumber who worked for WaterWorks claims he and others were not paid for overtime in violation of federal law. -
Former UPS Southwest operations center manager alleges age, race discrimination
HOUSTON — UPS is facing a discrimination suit filed by a former employee who alleges he was discriminated against due to his age and being African American. -
Former Laboratory Corporation of America employee claims age discrimination
HOUSTON — A man who worked for Laboratory Corporation of American for more than 30 years claims he was fired due to his age. -
Woman clams she was fired as Iredale Cosmetics manager due to her age
HOUSTON – A woman who was fired as a Iredale Cosmetics territory manager, despite her claim that she performed similarly to other managers, is claiming age discrimination. -
Former Waller Asphalt worker alleges he worked 50-80 hours per week without overtime pay
HOUSTON – A former Waller County Asphalt worker alleges he worked between 50 to 80 hours per week without overtime compensation and was fired after developing an illness. -
Former Christensen Bridge & Rail workers allege they were unlawfully not paid overtime wages
HOUSTON – Two men who worked for Christensen Bridge and Rail are claiming the company hires welders, laborers and other workers and then misclassifies them as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime, workers' compensation and unemployment, Social Security and Medicare taxes. -
Former Millcom Cable tech alleges he was misclassified as an independent contractor
HOUSTON – A former Millcom Cable technician alleges he often worked more than 65 hours per week without overtime pay. -
Fountainview Mobil Car Care faces suit alleging 20-year employee was never paid for overtime
HOUSTON – A 20-year employee of a Texas mobile car care business alleges he worked more than 60 hours per week without overtime pay in violation of federal law. -
Man claims he was sexually harassed by male co-worker, fired over his disability
HOUSTON – A Chambers County man who worked as an EMT for Winnie-Stowell Volunteer Emergency Medical Services claims he was sexually harassed by a male co-worker and terminated due to his need for medical leave and accommodations. -
Former Airgas USA employee alleges he was fired for reporting truck safety issues
HOUSTON – Airgas USA is facing a suit from one of its former employees who alleges he was fired for reporting a truck's safety issues to law enforcement after the truck he was driving suddenly jackknifed. -
Houston woman alleges debt collection agency harassed her with calls
HOUSTON – A Houston woman claims she received illegal calls from a South Carolina debt collection agency on her cellphone and at her place of work regarding an alleged debt. -
Baytown police accused of assault, false arrest
HOUSTON — A Texas woman alleges she was assaulted and falsely arrested for videoing her boyfriend being pulled over and arrested by two Baytown police officers. -
Medical assistant claims he was discriminated against, fired for having HIV
HOUSTON — A Harris County man who worked as a medical assistant at a Houston physician's practice alleges he was discriminated against and eventually fired due to his HIV. -
Painters working at Houston luxury apartment allege they were not paid overtime
HOUSTON — The owners of several overlapping businesses operating out of Plano face a suit from former workers who say they were not paid overtime, had illegal deductions taken out of their pay and were not paid for the last few weeks of work on a Houston luxury apartment project. -
ProCollect accused of illegal cell phone calls to collect on imaginary debt
HOUSTON — A Fort Bend County man alleges ProCollect illegally called him on his cell phone to collect a debt he says he does not owe. -
Oilfield services company employee alleges lack of overtime pay
HOUSTON — A Texas oilfield services company faces a class action, alleging it failed to pay its workers for overtime. -
Gold's Gym membership leads to charges of harassing debt collection calls
HOUSTON — A Utah law firm faces a suit from a Humble woman who alleges she received harassing calls regarding a Gold's Gym membership that was already canceled. -
Former intelligence officer alleges firing for defying orders to deny rights to ICE detainees
HOUSTON — A former intelligence officer working for the operators of an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility alleges she was fired because she would not follow orders to deny detainees their rights. -
Former Houston Methodist Sugar Land paramedic alleges pregnancy discrimination
HOUSTON — A former paramedic alleges her job was filled while she was on leave due to pregnancy complications and that she was fired for not taking a different position/shift.