City of LaPorte v. Barfield

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1995-06-08

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HECHT, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, HIGHTOWER, CORNYN, GAMMAGE, ENOCH, SPECTOR and OWEN, JJ., join. By statute, a person may not discharge or discriminate against an employee for filing a workers’ compensation claim in good faith or hiring legal representation in such a claim. Tex.Laboií Code § 451.001. Remedies for such retaliation…

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