Lamarilyn Fadeyi v. Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock, Inc.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether a Texas employment-at-will relationship is a contract for the purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district court dismissed Plaintiff-Appellant LaMarilyn Fadeyi’s § 1981 claims after concluding that her at-will employment with Defendant-Appellee Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock, Inc. (“Planned Parenthood”) was not a “contract” under § 1981. Satisfied that in Texas an at-will employment relationship is a contract for purposes of § 1981, we reverse and remand.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Fadeyi is a black female who was employed by…