The topic of wrongful termination is filled with controversy. For example, Colorado is an at-will employment state. What this means is that either party can end the working relationship for any reason or no reason at all. Many Denver area employers take this to mean...
Mr. Naiel Nassar, who is of Middle Eastern descent, held a faculty position at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (hereinafter "The University") and a staff position at the associated Dallas Parkland Hospital (hereinafter "The Hospital"). Mr. Nassar...
Ms. Karen Owens was a school teacher at Bruce Upper Elementary School for seventeen (17) years until she was fired on February 9, 2010. Ms. Owens suffered neck and back pain for a number of years, and in October 2009, took leave under the Family Medical Leave Act...
In January of 2011, the US Supreme Court in Thompson v. N.Am. Stainless, LP, 131 S.Ct. 863 (2011), held that a terminated employee, who was fired three weeks after his fiancé filed a sexual harassment claim against the employer, had standing to bring a Title...
