Crawford & Co. v. Garcia

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment awarding damages to an employee, who while she had two worker’s compensation claims pending, was fired from her employment. The judgment is against the worker’s compensation carrier for the employer and the claims adjusting firm which handles claims for that carrier. We reverse and render.

Ramona Garcia worked for Mountain Pass Canning Company for twenty-seven years. She was initially employed as a seasonal worker, working primarily when chilies and tomatoes were harvested. After ten years, she became a full-time employee and worked…