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Plaintiff Steven Reid sued Aransas County, Texas, and Sheriff William Mills for gender and age discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, and violations of the Texas Labor Code and Texas Whistleblower's Act. Reid, a corrections officer, was terminated after his TCLEOSE license was suspended due to an outstanding warrant, despite initially believing the matter was resolved. He was later reinstated, reported alleged OSHA violations, and then terminated again when his license was suspended for three months. Reid claims discriminatory failure to rehire after his license was reinstated. The court partially granted and partially denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment, allowing claims for gender discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation (for filing discrimination complaints) based on events occurring after March 20, 2009. However, claims for hostile work environment, Texas Labor Code retaliation, Texas Whistleblower Act retaliation, and declaratory judgment were dismissed.
Reid v. Aransas County is a workers' compensation case decided in District Court, S.D. Texas. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in District Court, S.D. Texas.
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Plaintiff Steven Reid sued Aransas County, Texas, and Sheriff William Mills for gender and age discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, and violations of the Texas Labor Code and Texas Whistleblower's Act. Reid, a corrections officer, was terminated after his TCLEOSE license was suspended due to an outstanding warrant, despite initially believing the matter was resolved. He was later reinstated, reported alleged OSHA violations, and then terminated again when his license was suspended for three months. Reid claims discriminatory failure to rehire after his license was reinstated. The court partially granted and partially denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment, allowing claims for gender discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation (for filing discrimination complaints) based on events occurring after March 20, 2009. However, claims for hostile work environment, Texas Labor Code retaliation, Texas Whistleblower Act retaliation, and declaratory judgment were dismissed.
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