Legal Opinion
City of Waco v. Lopez
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided December 14, 2005No. 10-04-00085-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
Robert Lopez filed a whistleblower suit against the City of Waco alleging that the City terminated his employment because he reported a violation by his supervisor of the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Policy. The City brings this interlocutory appeal from an order denying its plea to the jurisdiction. The City contends in four issues that: (1) the Commission on Human Rights Act (“CHRA”) provides the exclusive remedy for Lopez’s claims; (2) the City’s EEO Policy is not a “law” within the meaning of the Whistle-blower Act; (3) Lopez did not report a…
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