Employment is one of the biggest determining factors of a person's quality of life.
If you have a written agreement that details your pay, benefits, and job duties that you signed before you started work, that is an "Employment Contract," but employers frequently ask their employees to sign a wide variety of contracts related to the terms of their employment, such as:
Most employers have an attorney help them write these contracts, while employees usually are not reviewing these agreements with a lawyer's assistance. This can put many employees in a difficult position, as the law expects people to understand exactly what they agreed to when they signed a contract. The potential expense of involving an attorney, combined with the fact that most employees realistically won't be able to negotiate different terms of an agreement with their employer, pushes many people to sign contracts with their employer even though they do not fully understand what they have agreed to.
Knowing exactly what you are agreeing to makes it possible to make the best decision for yourself, with earned confidence and peace of mind.
Wyld Law is ready to help you fully understand what you are agreeing to when you sign a contract with an employer, at an affordable and transparent price. We will analyze what benefits the contract will bring you, as well as what you may be giving up by signing the contract. We also will evaluate how the contract might impact future events, answering the questions most important to you. For example, a client who wants an employee stock option agreement reviewed might want to know "What will happen to my stock options if I resign?" or a client considering whether or not to sign a Performance Improvement Plan might want to know "Will signing this affect my ability to bring a lawsuit against my employer?"
The process of requesting accommodations for your disability from your employer under the ADA is defined by law. To protect your rights in this often difficult and vulnerable process, you may want an attorney on your side to push your employer to adhere to the law. Wyld Law offers help in this process ranging from general advice sessions to help you advocate for yourself all the way to representing you in meetings, discussions with HR and your supervisor, or even filing an EEOC claim for failure to provide reasonable accommodations - a claim that you can start while still employed, and that your employer can't legally punish you for making.
Employees are legally protected from discrimination on the basis of race, skin color, religious beliefs, sex (including sexual orientation, transgender status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (over 40), disability, or genetic information. These protections cover decisions about recruitment, application, hiring, promotions, pay and benefits, discipline or termination, employment references, and workplace harassment. Employees are also legally protected from retaliation for complaining about discrimination, filing a charge of discrimination (with the EEOC or other agencies), or participation in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
Wyld Law helps clients who believe they have experienced discrimination in their workplace for any of the above reasons. Initially, we help clients with evaluating how strong the evidence of their claim is, and calculating the possible recovery if their claim is successful. Depending on the strength of the evidence in your case, how busy we are at Wyld Law, and the damages that you could recover if you win, Wyld Law may agree to take your case on a contingency basis - meaning that you don't pay us for the time we work on your case unless we win, and then we are paid based on a percentage of how much we recover for you.
For protection under Texas law, a claim needs to be filed within 180 days of your employer taking some negative action against you. For protection under United States law, a claim needs to be filed within 300 days. If you think you may have a case, don't wait until the last minute to see if Wyld Law can help you.
If your employer is not paying you overtime, not granting you legally required breaks, not paying your wages on time, underpaying your wages, or requiring you to work "off the clock," you likely have a case for a wage and hour violation against your employer. Claims for this type of case must be filed within 180 days of when you knew or could have learned of the violation, so don't wait if you think you may have a claim.
These types of violations are one of the most common ways that employers take money out of the pockets of workers who already are making below the median income. This is one of Wyld Law's newest offerings of practice areas, and we're excited to get more experience with clients who need assistance in this area.
Special Needs Trusts are a type of trust that helps people preserve their financial eligibility for government benefits such as Medicaid and SSI. These trusts are most helpful for people who are already receiving government benefits, but are expecting to obtain assets that would disqualify them from the benefits they are receiving. Most commonly, this is a result of inheritance or damages from a legal dispute.
The LGBTQIA+ and disability communities often have unique needs in family law. Wyld Law offers services directly related to these needs at an affordable and transparent price. In order to provide these services at a predictable flat rate, we can't accept cases where opposition by other family members (or other interested parties) is expected. Additionally, as a child of divorce, contested cases hit too close to home for Kevin.
Adding to your family is an exciting journey. Wyld Law offers help with adoptions, with a focus on serving the LGBTQIA+ community. Gain peace of mind and clarity, even as the legal landscape shifts in Texas and at the Federal level.
When your loved one has significant difficulties living on their own, it is worth considering whether guardianship or an alternative could help them live a better life. Wyld Law can help you explore your options to make the best choice for you and your loved one.
