Case: Disability Discrimination/Retaliation (Tex. App., 5th Dist.)

Sufficient factual evidence supported a Texas trial court’s findings that Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc. retaliated against a discharged part-time asset protection detective for participating in a disability discrimination case filed by another employee, a Texas appellate court ruled. Before the detective started to help his coworker, he had an excellent performance record and didn’t experience difficulties with his managers, the court noted. However, soon after he began participating in his coworker’s proceedings, his manager started to ignore him, he started having problems with his schedule, and he was investigated for a sexual harassment allegation that he considered groundless and was ...