Case: Discrimination/National Origin (S.D. Tex.)

A federal district court partially denied the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley’s motion to dismiss Title VII of the Civil Rights Act sex and national-origin discrimination claims brought by three female faculty lecturers of Mexican descent who alleged they were terminated due to bias against women and people from Reynosa, finding that they plausibly alleged adverse employment actions based on their protected characteristics through a dean’s discriminatory comments and actions.

This story was produced by Bloomberg Law Automation and edited by Bloomberg Law staff.