Billy D. Burleson, Jon J. Mark, and Craig A. Bennight v. Collin County Community College District, 05-15-01361-CV(Tex. App— Dallas, February 8, 2017) In this Whistleblower Act case, the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the College’s plea to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Employment Law
Colorado County, et al., v Marc Staff, NO. 15-0912 (Tex., February 3, 2017). This is a Chapter 614 law enforcement termination case where the Texas Supreme Court changed some of the standards for investigating, disciplining, and terminating police officers. The … Continue reading
Anderson v. State of Texas, No.15-40836 (5th Cir. January 10, 2017) This is a First Amendment in employment case where the U.S. 5th Circuit denied a judge’s claim for qualified immunity while acting in his administrative capacity. This is a … Continue reading
Anita Connally v. Dallas Independent School District, 08-15-00310-CV ( Tex. App— El Paso, December 21, 2016) This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the El Paso Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the granting of the school district’s … Continue reading
DISD reorganized the CAFD, renamed it the Finance and Accounting Support for Campuses Department (the FASCD), and decided the new department should be led by a Director, a position one managerial level higher than Manager. The DISD hired Donna Zemanek, … Continue reading
Laverie v Wetherbe, 15-0217 (Tex. December 9, 2016) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act §101.106(f) case where the Texas Supreme Court reversed and rendered an order denying a motion for summary judgment and held no “subjective intent” element exists requiring … Continue reading
David Jones v. City of Port Arthur, Texas, 09-14-00442-CV (Tex. App— Beaumont, November 17,2016) Jones was employed as an operator of a residential garbage truck with the City of Port Arthur. After he was terminated he sued under the Texas … Continue reading
Darla Lackey v. Lone Star College System, 09-15-003999-CV (Tex. App— Beaumont, October 20, 2016) This is an employment discrimination case where the Beaumont Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the College’s plea to the jurisdiction. Lackey is a forty-three-year-old … Continue reading
Rebekha Montie v. Bastrop County,03-16-00123(Tex. App— Austin, October 19, 2016) This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Austin Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the County’s plea to the jurisdiction and remanded the case for trial. Rebekha … Continue reading
Irene Saldivar v. City of San Benito, Texas, 13-15-00387-CV( Tex. App— Corpus Christi , September 29,2016) This is a Whistleblower Act case were the Thirteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City employer’s summary judgment motion. Saldivar was … Continue reading