Legal Opinion
Porter v. Houma Terrebonne Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 17, 2015No. 14-31090PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
In this case, our court considers a retaliation claim by an employee whose attempt to rescind her resignation was denied. Tyrikia Porter worked for the Houma Ter-rebonne Housing Authority for several years. She offered her resignation in June of 2012, but before finishing her employment, she testified against the Executive Director, Wayne Thibodeaux, claiming sexual harassment. When Porter attempted to rescind her resignation at the urging of other superiors at work, Thibodeaux rejected her rescission.
Because we must consider the factual context of a…
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