Court Rejects Injured Worker's Retaliatory Discharge Claim

A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker's retaliation action based on his assertion that his employer had fired him for having filed a comp claim.Case: Kinabrew v. Inergy Propane, No. 05-12-01102-CV, 03/10/2014, published. Facts: Ronald Kinabrew worked as a route manager for Inergy Propane. His job duties involved delivering propane to commercial and residential customers in his service area.Kinabrew injured his back while at work in 2009. His doctor placed him on restricted duty for a period of five days, during which Kinabrew performed light duty at...