El Paso, TX asked in Employment Law for Texas

Q: been employed for 5 years with no negative points against me but they just told me I’m being replaced is it Legal?

My wife was not given a reason She was just told that someone new would replace her. Is this some kind of discrimination. Is there something She can do about this or are they in their every right to do this ?

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A: The answer to your question depends on your wife's employer's reasoning for terminating her. Texas is an at-will employment state, meaning employees can be terminated at any time and for any reason. The only exception to this rule is if an employee is targeted for termination based on a discriminatory reason (i.e., based on race/national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, or military status). If your wife suspects her employer had an underlying discriminatory motive for replacing her, she should contact a Texas employment attorney.

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