Gonzales v. Levy Strauss & Co.

OPINION

SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

Appellants, Amalia “Molly” Gonzales and Isabel Maldonado, assert that Levy Strauss & Co. (“Levi Strauss”) and Roger Banks fired them in violation of the Texas Right to Work Act. We hold that the appellants did not state a cause of action under the Act; therefore, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

BACKGROUND

The appellants are non-union, supervisory-level employees of Levi Strauss, who determined that another employee, En-riqueta Martinez, was violating company rules by working “off the clock.” 1 Mar tinez is the local union president. Levi Strauss later…