Another Employment Case Bites the Dust

Reyes v. Texas Health & Human Services, No. SA-12-CV-907-XR, slip op. (W.D. Tex. Dec. 17, 2013)(Rodriguez, J.)

In this employment case, Reyes maintained that Texas Health & Human Services (HHSC) terminating her in retaliation for requesting a modified hours to accommodate her disabled daughter’s therapy, thereby violating the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).  Id. at 2.  The District Court found that HHSC “established a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for the termination and Ms. Reyes . . . ha[d] failed to produce evidence of pretext or of discriminatory intent.”  Id. at 6; see also id. at 7-10.  Therefore, the District Court granted HHSC’s motion for summary judgment.  Id. at 10.