Last month, Texas salesman Stephen T. Nourse filed a lawsuit against his former employer for breach of contract in the Eastern District of Texas.  Nourse worked for Kentucky-based global marketing and print media company Southern Graphic Systems Inc..

Nourse claims in the filing that he performed his job and obligations as requested in his employment contract but was fired on July 30th.  Nourse's employment agreement required that termination from his position have good cause which he feels did not.  

Nourse is seeking damages over $75,000 plus additional lawyer's fees, court costs, and interest.

If you or someone you know needs their employment contract reviewed, contact the Houston employment contract attorneys of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 to learn more about your rights. 

According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, earlier this week 250 taxi cab drivers working for the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport filed a federal workplace discrimination lawsuit against their employer.

Complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission included managers referring to the cab drivers as animals and calling the cab queue "The Central Zoo".  In addition, drivers allege that managers placed portable toilets in an area used for prayer while waiting in line.  Cab drivers who questioned managers were suspended from their positions.  

Driver Mirza Sajid stated, "They are treating us like we are second-class citizens in this country".

If you or someone you know has experienced discrimination in the workplace, contact the Houston workplace discrimination attorneys of Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042 to learn more about your rights.

Michaels Stores Inc., based in Texas, was recently found guilty of violating the Family Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.  The company will pay $8.1 million to a former employee who was fired after taking medical leave to receive treatments for breast cancer.

Kara Jorud filed the suit against Michaels after she was unjustly fired from her managerial position at a store in Boca Raton, Florida.  Jorud underwent a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2005.  Afterwards, she took a six week medical leave during which she says she received countless calls from the store's District Manager to return to work.  Jorud cut her time off short and returned after less than a month for fear of losing her job.  Officials at Michaels also accused Jorud of theft before firing her which they later dismissed as being false.  

The award is divided between $4 million for pain and suffering, $4 million for damages, and $100,000 for lost wages. 

If you or someone you know has suffered due to violations of the FMLA, contact the Houston family and medical leave attorneys of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 to learn more about your rights.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit against the Beaumont engineering firm, ENGlobal Engineering Inc., for disability discrimination against former employee Jeff Rose.  The suit was filed on August 26th in the Eastern District of Texas.

Rose was hired in August 2007 and diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a month later.  Rose assured his manager that he could continue working despite the diagnosis.  Rose's manager urged him to apply for short-term disability leave.  A month later Rose presented his manager with an official unrestricted medical release for him to return to work.  When he asked to return, Rose was told his position was unavailable and later received notice of his termination on September 17th.

According to court documents, the position was not filled until October 8th.  

If you or someone you know has been the victim of disability discrimination, contact the Houston disability discrimination attorneys of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 to learn more about your rights.

Katrina Harper, a former Caldwell County jailer, filed a federal lawsuit in Austin's U.S. District Court against her former employer.  

In May 2009, Harper says she was working the night shift when she witnessed two of the county jail employees engaging in sexual activities.  Harper immediately went to her supervisor and told them what she had seen.  Harper was sent home early that day and two days later was written up for reporting what her supervisor's believed the be a false incident.  She was later demoted to officer from her position as corporal.  

Just months later, Harper received a letter from her employer asking her to disclose information about her ADD disorder.  After sending in the appropriate documentation, Harper was terminated a day later for supposedly not disclosing her medical history in her employment application.  Harper believes that the County is using her medical disability as an excuse to cover up their discrimination.   

If you or someone you know has been punished for whistleblowing, contact the Houston whistleblower protection attorneys of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 to learn more about your rights.