HOUSTON – A Harris County man asserts that Travelers fired him because he took time off to tend to his medical condition.
Trevarus Williams initiated legal action against the insurer on Aug. 13 in the Harris County 151st District Court.
Williams’s 7-page lawsuit explains that the plaintiff was diagnosed with the unmentioned condition in November 2016, just a year after the defendant hired him as a claims professional. His illness required him to either start work late or have a day off.
Williams informed his supervisor about the condition and proceeded to go on leave in accordance to the FMLA and company policy.
The suit alleges that the plaintiff began to experience harassment and discrimination last October. Despite complaining to his supervisor and the human resources office, the suit says, Williams was placed on a 45-day performance plan.
The plaintiff took two medical leaves of absence until he was terminated two months ago for alleged “lack of trust.”
According to the original petition, Williams’s termination was a retaliatory act.
Consequently, he seeks unspecified monetary damages.
Nathan E. Inurria and George K. Farah of the law firm Guerra & Farah, PLLC in Houston are representing the complainant.
Harris County 151st District Court Case No. 2018-54261