An internal investigation by the UT system found that UTSA President Ricardo Romo more likely than not engaged in sexual harassment with three female employees. Mr. Romo would engage in lengthy hugs with the women. Pres. Romo described these hugs as “abrazos.” Maybe. But, someone as smart as Dr. Romo knows not to throw around
The San Antonio Fourth Court of Appeals recognized same sex harassment in certain limited situations. See my prior post discussing the decision in Clark v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, No. 04-14-00746 (Tex.App. San Antonio 10/21/2015) here. The seminal case for same sex harassment is the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Oncale v.
The decision in Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado did not receive much attention. But, it should have. In that case, a Mexican immigrant was found guilty of assaulting two teenage girls. After the verdict, a member of the jury reported that another member of the jury said some racist things about Mr. Pena-Rodriguez. The jury was all
Some of us are more likely to contract certain illnesses due to our genes. But, would we want our employer to know about those predisposed illnesses? Well, a bill proposed in Congress would allow your employer to ask that question. HR 1313 passed a vote in committee and is now before the whole House. It
I wrote about Ricardo Romo previously here. He was placed on leave from his position as president of the University of Texas at San Antonio. When he was first placed on leave, he pledged to clear his name. Now, he has decided to retire. He does not explain the entire situation but suggests he
Among the many forces unleashed in the past year or so is anti-Semitism. Bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers, the place where many people, Jewish and otherwise, find rumba lessons, tennis lessons and basketball. More than 100 JCC’s across the country have been the targets of bomb threats. Two Jewish cemeteries have been vandalized. Two
A county prosecutor showed up at the local school to listen to a young student read aloud an Old Testament story in his native language. The state had recently passed a law against speaking a language other than English in school. Nebraska passed the Siman Act in 1919 which forbade instruction in a foreign tongue.
In the world of jobs, anything is possible. In the employment world, we deal with human behavior in all its manifestations. We see a crazy case in Fisher v. Lufkin Industries, Inc., No. 15-40428 (5th Cir. 2/10/2017). William Fisher had worked for Lufkin Industries off and on for some 20 years when he was
It was a simple question. The reporter just wanted to know what the President would do about an increase in anti-Semitic activity. But, the President, perhaps feeling defensive already, accused the Jewish reporter of asking an unfair question. He explained why he is not prejudiced against Jewish persons. But, that was not the question. If
Dr. Ricardo Romo, President of the University of Texas at San Antonio, has been placed on leave immediately. The school has not offered an explanation for the sudden leave. But, there is pending a complaint of sexual harassment against the President by two employees. The two employees had been fired and apparently complained the termination