Case: Individual Employment Rights/Whistleblowing (Tex. App.)

A Texas appellate court denied the city of Denton’s appeal of a final judgment awarding two former employees $2,759,195, finding that they were terminated in violation of the Texas Whistleblower Act after reporting to the city attorney that a council member leaked confidential contract bidding information. The court found that the council member was acting on behalf of the city when she leaked the information because it related to her official duties. Further, the employees provided sufficient evidence showing that they had a good faith belief that the council member’s leak was a violation of the law, that the decision-makers ...