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Appeals court rules fired Houston Community College employee is owed benefits
HOUSTON -- Despite the Houston Community College Systems’ argument that an administrative error makes a fired employee ineligible for benefits, the Texas First Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 20 that the woman is owed unemployment benefits. -
Orthopedic group official loses fraud claim bid in appeals court
HOUSTON -- A former orthopedic group official lost her fraud claim in the Texas First District Court of Appeals July 30. -
Appeals court rules against payroll company that sought unemployment tax refund
HOUSTON -- Justice Meagan Hassan of the 14th Court of Appeals affirmed July 30 a lower court’s ruling to deny an unemployment tax refund. -
TXDOT employee who was terminated after taking scrap metal loses appeal of dismissal of case
BEAUMONT – The Court of Appeals for the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont upheld an 88th District Court of Tyler County order dismissing a woman’s lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), her former employer, and her supervisor Henry Sawyer, according to a Dec. 20 Appeals Court opinion. -
14th District upholds ruling ordering Evangel Healthcare Charities to pay more than $8,000 to nurse
HOUSTON – A home health care company has lost a Texas Payday Act wage appeal over lost wages that were never paid to a former employee. -
Appellate court reverses part of ruling in former employees' case against Travis Law Firm over wages
HOUSTON – On Aug. 23, the 1st District Court of Appeals issued an order on a compound appeal to reverse part of a trial court's ruling in a lawsuit brought against a Texas law firm by two former employees who claimed they were owed for unpaid wages. -
Appellate court tosses discrimination suit against Spindletop Center
BEAUMONT – A state appellate court has reversed a trial court's ruling in an age and gender discrimination case against Spindletop Center. -
Appellate court grants former Independent Contract Packaging employee severance pay
BEAUMONT – Independent Contract Packaging (ICP) LLC lost its appeal over a former employee's severance benefits. -
Appellate court reverses ruling in Alief ISD discrimination case
HOUSTON – Alief Independent School District (AISD) obtained a favorable decision on an appeal against a former employee in an employment discrimination suit. -
Discrimination case against Jasper ISD remanded back to trial court by 9th District
BEAUMONT – Jasper Independent School District’s win in the 1st District Court of Jasper County was reversed and remanded after a woman filed an appeal in the Court of Appeals for the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont. -
Justices conclude trial court should have dismissed discrimination claim against UT Health
HOUSTON – The First Court of Appeals recently concluded that a trial court should have dismissed a discrimination claim brought against the UT Health Science Center-Houston. -
13th Court of Appeals dismisses one count of principal's employment discrimination suit
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas 13th Court of Appeals - Corpus Christi has tossed one count count of two in a woman's employment discrimination suit against her former local school district employer. -
14th Court of Appeals upholds ruling in former Clear Creek ISD employee's unemployment benefits case
HOUSTON – The Texas 14th Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling upholding the Texas Workforce Commission’s denial of unemployment benefits. -
Woman seeks order compelling GE Oil & Gas LLC to arbitration
HOUSTON – A Harris County woman alleges a Houston company has failed to initiate arbitration in a discrimination case. -
Small business is big business in Texas
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University of Texas Medical Branch, Correctional Managed Care accused of discrimination
GALVESTON – A Kingwood doctor alleges she was subject to discriminatory treatment and wrongfully terminated. -
Sex complaint led to woman's termination from Wal-Mart automotive department, lawsuit says
A woman who used to work in the automotive section of a Wal-Mart in Longview alleges in a lawsuit filed in Tyler federal court that the retailer fired her for complaining about sex discrimination. -
Former Dollar General employee alleges workplace civil rights violations
A man brought a lawsuit against his former employer for alleged unlawful workplace discrimination from 2013 through 2014. -
Former Dollar General employee alleges workplace civil rights violations
A man brought a lawsuit against his former employer for alleged unlawful workplace discrimination from 2013 through 2014. Joshua H. -
Older employee brings K&G to court alleging discrimination
A man brought a lawsuit against a retail outfit for alleged discrimination in 2013.