Rick knew the internet world very well. He had worked on the East Coast as a systems engineer before a disease caused the loss of his eyesight. With the aid of larger typeface and other tools, he could function pretty well despite his diminished eye sight. Rick used a walking cane and relied on public transportation.
Rick was
In Willis v. CLECO Corp., No. 13-30217, (5th Cir. 4/8/14), the Fifth Circuit panel reverses summary judgment regarding a disciplinary write-up, but affirms summary judgment regarding the termination of an African-American worker. Gregory Willis’ lawyer did not do him any favors in failing to point to specific pages from Mr. Willis’ deposition. Those pages
In a recent unpublished decision, the Fifth Circuit reversed the grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer. Monica Hague formerly worked for the University of Texas Health Science Center t San Antonio. Ms. Hague worked in the Emergency Health Services Department. She worked on a contract basis for a set time period. Her contract
Since at least the early 1900’s, immigrants, legal or not, have received some protections under U.S. law. One illegal immigrant, Sergio Garcia, filed suit and won before the California Supreme Court the right to practice law in California. Now a lawyer and motivational speaker, Mr. Garcia is still not a citizen. He arrived in the U.S.
The Equal Pay Act is a statute that requires that women be paid the same as men who perform the same work. The Equal Pay Act was passed in the 1970’s as an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against minorities. Texas passed its version of Title VII, Texas’
Last August, Gov. Rick Perry vetoed a statute that would have amended the state version of Title VII the way Congress amended Title VII to allow women to sue for discrimination in their pay. See my posts here. The state version of Title VII is known as the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act.
It is a remarkable development for Texas. Dan Patrick, candidate for Lieutenant Governor received 41% of the vote. He will be in a run-off with the incumbent, David Dewhurst. Mr. Dewhurst only garnered 28% of the vote. It is remarkable because Dan Patrick has made numerous racist statements as part of this campaign and other
In every settlement of a discrimination claim, the employer always require a confidentiality clause. In 
this clause, the employee agrees to reveal the terms of the settlement only to a select few persons, such as a spouse and an accountant. The rationale offered by the employer is that otherwise, they will face numerous other lawsuits
Words have meaning. If a person uses a racial slur and an otherwise inexplicable adverse personnel action occurs, then we may have pretty good circumstantial evidence of racial discrimintion. So, what is a racial slur? One candidate for the Texas Senate seat, Chris Mapp, said "wetbacks" should be shot. Mr. Mapp hails from Port O’Connor
The report regarding the harassment of Jonathan Martin has been issued. It finds that he was bullied. That is not a surprise. I previously wrote about the harassment of the NFL player here. The NFL investigator found that guard John Perry and center Mike Pouncey followed Richie Incognito’s lead in harassing Mr. Martin. Mr.