Kuhl v. City of Garland

The issue presented is whether the 1989 version of the Political Subdivisions Law, see section 504.002 of the Texas Labor Code, waives the City of Garland’s governmental immunity for allegedly firing an employee in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. We held in City of La Porte v. Barfield, 898 S.W.2d 288, 297 (Tex.1995), that the 1981 version of the Political Subdivisions Law waives governmental immunity for such retaliatory discharges, but only for the limited relief of reinstatement and back pay. Based on our reasoning in City of La Porte, a majority of the court holds…