Tex. Dep't of Criminal Justice v. Flores

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  1. RECENT EMPLOYMENT LAW CASES- TEXAS and FEDERAL

    Wash & Thomas, AttorneysDanny WashMarch 29, 2019

    The employee did not allege that the bonuses were conditioned upon her acquiescence to advances from her supervisor. The Court held that the employee produced no evidence that the supervisor and employer denied her a bonus because she refused to date a third party.Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Flores, 555 S.W.3d 656 (Tex.App. 2018)Plea to Jurisdiction-Disability Discrimination-Constructive Discharge-RetaliationIn a corrections officer’s (employee) disability discrimination and retaliation claim against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (employer), the employer met its initial burden to conclusively show that the officer, who had been on leave for back pain, was not disabled after she returned to work with a full release from her physician holding that employee failed to raise issue on whether episodic back condition existed at time of termination. As to her retaliation claim, the officer created a fact issue regarding constructive discharge based on evidence that she was told she had a choice of resigning or being fired.