Discrimination, Employment Law, Litigation, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity

Ex-employee failed to file supplemental EEOC charge, so failed to exhaust administrative remedies says Eastland Court of Appeals

  Christopher Wernert v. City of Dublin, 11-16-00104-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, August 30, 2018). This is an employment discrimination case were the Eastland Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s dispositive motion. Wernert was a police officer for the
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Civil Service/Collective Bargaining, Constitutional Challenge, Contracts, Declaratory Judgments, Discrimination, Employment Law, Injunction, Retaliation, Sovereign Immunity, Whistleblower

Sheriff’s deputy unable to sue for TCHRA, Whistleblower Act, and collective bargaining claims says Beaumont Court of Appeals

Jefferson County, Texas v. Cherisse Jackson, 09-17-00197-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, July 26, 2018). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in an employment suit where the Beaumont Court of Appeals reversed and dismissed the
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Constitutional Challenge, Discrimination, Employment Law, Official/Qualified Immunity

Employee failed to establish valid comparators in equal protection/employment discrimination case, so individuals entitled to qualified immunity says 5th Circuit

Mitchell v. Mills No. 17-40737 (5th Cir. July 13, 2018) This is an equal protection in employment case where the 5th Circuit held the individual defendant mayors were entitled to qualified immunity. Mills and Chartier were both mayors at different times during
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Discrimination, Employment Law, Procedure, Retaliation

Texas Supreme Court holds standards in same-sex discrimination cases are distinctly different than opposite-sex standards

Alamo Heights Independent School District v Catherine Clark, 16-0244, — S.W.3rd – (Tex. April 6, 2018). This is a workplace same-sex discrimination, harassment and retaliation case where the Texas Supreme Court held that while the actions complained of were vulgar, they were
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Discrimination, Employment Law, FMLA, Retaliation

Ex-employee failed to allege she was qualified for her position but court held she was entitled to amend in discrimination/retaliation case

City of Granbury v. Christine Willsey 02-17-00343-CV (Tex. .App. — Fort Worth, March 15, 2018) This is an age/sex discrimination and retaliation case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the order denying the City’s plea to the jurisdiction.
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Agency, Discrimination, Employment Law, Litigation, Procedure, Retaliation

14th Court of Appeals holds employee does not have to file TWC charge of retaliation if the employee asserts retaliation for filing discrimination charge

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas v. Viola M. Douglas 14-17-00176-CV (Tex. App— Houston [14th Dist.] February 27, 2018) This is an employment discrimination and retaliation case where the 14th District Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the employer’s plea
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Discrimination, Employment Law, Litigation, Procedure, Retaliation, Sovereign Immunity

Austin Court of Appeals holds ex-professor properly alleged disability and age discrimination claim even where there is no legal obligation to renew a term contract

  Texas State University v. Dr. Kathleen Quinn 03-16-00548-CV (Tex.App—— Austin, Texas November 29,2017) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in an employment-discrimination dispute where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed the denial. Quinn
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Discrimination, Employment Law, Litigation, Procedure, Retaliation, Sovereign Immunity

Notice of non-renewal letter triggered date for EEOC complaint filing, not the date internal grievance was completed says San Antonio Court of Appeals

Alamo Community College District d/b/a Alamo Colleges v. Douglas Ryan 04-17-00196-CV (Tex.App– San Antonio, Texas November 1, 2017) This is an interlocutory appeal in an employment discrimination case where the San Antonio  Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the District’s jurisdictional
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