Thomson Reuters Worker Axed for Nepotism Breach Lacks Bias Proof

A senior director in Thomson Reuters Inc.'s tax and accounting division lacks sex and age bias claims because she failed to refute the explanation that she was terminated for violating the company’s nepotism policy.

The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a reminder that workers must do more than argue that workplace misconduct investigations reached a wrong conclusion to rebut an employer’s justification for an adverse job action.

Lisa Holmes was fired after an internal probe found she failed to notify her managers, human resources, or a company lawyer in writing that an employee ...