Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Worker's Retaliation Claim

A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of a worker’s claim of discrimination and retaliation, finding he had been validly terminated for violating its absence-control policy. Case: Frausto v. RC Industries LLC, No. 13-23-00194-CV, 01/11/2024, published. Facts: Bernardino Frausto worked for RC Industries LLC performing manual labor in its oil fields. RCI's oil fields were south of Dilley, Texas, and Frausto lived in Eagle Pass. RCI allowed one of Frausto's supervisors to pick him up at his home, take him to the work site and then take him home at the end of t...