Kerrville Woman Settles her Lawsuit

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Tom Crane

 A former employee of the City of Kerrville, Texas has settled her lawsuit against the City for $12,500.  She had sued the City of Kerrville for sex discrimination.  She had alleged she was fired for conduct that would have resulted in much less severe punishment for men.  See San Antonio Express News report. I previously wrote about her lawsuit here.  Very many discrimination lawsuits settle for less than $20,000.  In this area of law, any settlement should be considered a win for the employee.  She was fired after ten years working as an administrative assistant for the City of Kerrville. 

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Kerville Woman Files Suit for Sex Discrimination

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Tom Crane

 A Kerrville woman was fired for sending a text message on a city-owned phone that was allegedly vulgar.  Janet Holmes has filed suit claiming she was fired for conduct similar to that of male employees who were not fired.  See San Antonio Express News story.  Plaintiff Holmes, a former administrative assistant was fired from Kerrville City Hall.  Ms. Holmes field suit in US District Court in San Antonio. 

This is the basis for many discrimination suits: a person (in a protected category) is fired for the very same conduct for which another person (not in the protected category) is not fired for.  To succeed, such cases require that the employee show the conduct is truly similar and that the managers making the decisions to terminate or not terminate are the same. 

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