Court: Employer Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Retaliatory Discharge Claim

A Texas appellate court ruled that a government agency should have been granted summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim that she was terminated in retaliation for seeking workers' compensation after she was injured on the job. Case: Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Tidwell, No. 08-22-00130-CV, 04/28/2023, published. Facts: Rita Tidwell worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as an inventory specialist. On March 1, 2017, Tidwell was unpacking a large shipment of uniforms when she slipped and fell from a stepladder. She sustained injuries to the right si...