Tag Archives: Civil rights

Suit alleges OES fired woman with recurring breast cancer

HOUSTON – OES faces a lawsuit from a Spring woman alleging it fired her because she has breast cancer, recent court documents say. Plaintiff Penny Reilly first sought legal action against her former employer in Harris County District Court last … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News

Former flight attendant terminated for suffering migraines reaches settlement with airline

HOUSTON – A former flight attendant’s wrongful termination lawsuit against an airline is in the books as both parties have reached a settlement, recent court documents say.  A conditional dismissal order from Houston federal Judge Nancy F. Atlas was entered … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News

Woman submits motion to quash former employer’s deposition notice into wrongful termination lawsuit

GALVESTON – A Travis County woman who sued her employer for terminating her because she reported illegal workplace activities is fighting a notice of deposition and subpoena for production of evidence. Regina Alderete alleged last June that when she was … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Galveston County, News

Baytown man loses job after taking medical leave, seeks damages

GALVESTON – A Baytown man claims Poly-America Inc. fired him for taking leave in response to an on the job injury, recent court documents say. In a lawsuit filed in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas, Alfred … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News

Houston woman alleges termination followed report of company president’s inappropriate advances

HOUSTON – Houston resident Rachel Meyer is suing SSCS claiming she was fired for reporting sexual harassment, recent court documents say. Meyer filed a lawsuit in Harris County District Court on May 15. Houston federal court received the case on … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News

Sex discrimination led to woman’s forced retirement, suit says

GALVESTON – In response to her “forced retirement” from STP Nuclear Operating Co., Wanda Redd has filed a lawsuit. Court documents filed June 6 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas state that the matter in question … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News

Woman sues company for removing her from controller position in favor of younger worker

HOUSTON – Complaining that The Hunton Group removed her from her position in order to keep a younger employee from taking a new job elsewhere, Linda Padgett is pursuing legal action. A lawsuit filed June 4 in the Houston Division … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News

Black woman’s complaint about racist comment caused clinic to fire her, lawsuit says

HOUSTON – Claiming she underwent racial discrimination and ultimately termination from Northwest Diagnostic Clinic P.A., Vanessa Evan-Rhodes has filed a lawsuit. Evan-Rhodes’s suit, filed June 3 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas, says the plaintiff was … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News

Former hospital employees say positions eliminated because of age

HOUSTON – Four people accuse Tomball Texas Hospital Co. LLC of eliminating their positions because of their ages, recent court documents say. In court papers filed May 7 in Harris County District Court, Ann Marie Paradowski, of Magnolia; Lynne Jones, … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News

Texas City man’s wrongful termination lawsuit against city of Roman Forest sees end

HOUSTON – Nearly three months after it was filed in Houston federal court, a Texas City man’s wrongful termination lawsuit against the city of Roman Forest has come to a close. An order of dismissal signed by U.S. District Court … Read More »

Civil Rights/Discrimination, Federal Court, News