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KERRVILLE STATE HOSP. v. FERNANDEZ

Nos. 98-1238, 99-0141.

28 S.W.3d 1 (2000)

KERRVILLE STATE HOSPITAL, Petitioner, v. Rose M. FERNANDEZ, Respondent. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Petitioner, v. Rogelio A. Gonzalez, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 6, 2000.

Rehearing Overruled October 26, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David G. Halpern, John Cornyn, Atty. Gen., Andy Taylor, David A. Talbot, Jr., Nelly R. Herrera, Austin, for petitioner.

Kenneth W. Howell. John Gonzales, John Gonzales & Associates, San Antonio, for respondent.

Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice ENOCH, Justice ABBOTT, Justice HANKINSON, Justice O'NEILL, and Justice GONZALES, joined.

The Anti-Retaliation Law of the Texas Labor Code prevents a person from discharging or discriminating against an employee for filing a workers' compensation claim in good faith or hiring legal representation in such a claim. Tex. Lab.Code § 451.001. That law clearly applies to private employers. We...

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