Court Upholds Summary Dismissal of Injured Worker's Retaliatory Termination Claim

A Texas appellate court upheld the summary dismissal of an injured worker’s claim of retaliation. Case: Tovar v. Wright-Way Maintenance LLC, No. 12-22-00078-CV, 02/15/2023, published. Facts: Wright-Way Maintenance LLC is a property management company, and Wright-Way Equipment LLC is an affiliate that performs the actual management work for Wright-Way Maintenance. In June 2020, Wright-Way Equipment contracted with Express Employment Professionals to fill a maintenance technician position. Express sent Josue Tovar for the assignment. Under the agreement between Wright-Way&nbs...