Fourth Court of Appeals holds civil service employee established jurisdiction for denial of due process claim
City of Laredo and City of Laredo Municipal Civil Service Commission v. Tony H. Moreno, 04-21-00413-CV, (Tex. App – San Antonio, Aug. […]
Category: Civil Service/Collective Bargaining
Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirms trial court’s authority under Civil Service Act to vacate a hearing examiner award, remand for a rehearing, and require a separate hearing examiner
Shea O’Neill v. City of Fort Worth, 02-21-00214-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, Feb 3, 2022) This is a civil service case […]
Beaumont Court of Appeals reinstates arbitrator award for City in civil service termination.
City of Beaumont, Texas v. James Mathews, 09-20-00053-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, Feb. 3, 2022) This is a civil service/collective bargaining/arbitrator […]
Amarillo Court of Appeals holds fire marshal’s office employs firefighters who are entitled to civil service protection
City of Amarillo, Texas, et al. v. Nathan Sloan Nurek and Michael Brandon Stennett, 07-20-00315-CV, (Tex. App – Amarillo, Nov. 18, 2021) […]
San Antonio Court of Appeals held City park and airport police could proceed with declaratory claims to establish collective bargaining rights
City of San Antonio and Erik Walsh, in his Official Capacity v. San Antonio Park Police Officers Association, et al, 04-20-00213-CV, (Tex. […]
Austin Court of Appeals holds that under the Civil Service Act applied to police officers, a reinstatement list must factor in seniority in the position being demoted and not seniority in the department
Bradley Perrin v. City of Temple, et al, 03-18-00736-CV, (Tex. App – Austin, Nov. 6, 2020) This is an employment dispute in […]
The First Court of Appeals to move forward with retaliation claim plaintiff must provide evidence of but-for causation
Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs City of Houston v. Kimberley R. Trimmer-Davis, No. 01-19-00088-CV (Tex. App.—Houston […]
Lieutenants in civil service county not considered exempt employees for FLSA purposes says U.S. 5th Circuit
Miller v Travis County, 19-50360, (US 5th Cir – March 26, 2020) This is a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)/overtime case […]
City allowed to appeal civil service order since hearing examiner performed her own Internet search on medication side-effects
City of Fort Worth v. Shea O’Neill, 02-18-00131-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, Jan. 23, 2020). The Fort Worth Court of Appeals […]
Beaumont Court of Appeals holds firefighter’s last-chance agreement in collective bargaining city deprived trial court of jurisdiction to hear appeal of indefinite suspension
Michael Scott Nix v. City of Beaumont, 09-18-00407-CV (Tex. App. -Beaumont – Oct. 3, 2019)\ This is an interlocutory appeal in […]