A hospital nurse reported possible child abuse. She was fired soon after. Was that report to Child Protective Services protected activity? That is, was her report covered by the Texas statute that prohibits reprisal for reporting possible abuse? The Texas Supreme Court says no. In looking at Texas Family Code Sec. 261.110, the higher court
The employer does lose, sometimes. I wrote about the nurses who complained about a doctor. See prior post. The nurses were charged with felonies, which charges were eventually dropped. They then filed a whistleblower lawsuit and eventually settled. Their lawsuit became nationally known. Well, now the doctor they complained about has now suffered his