TRAVIS CENT. APPRAISAL DIST. v. NORMAN

No. 09-0100.

342 S.W.3d 54 (2011)

TRAVIS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, Petitioner, v. Diane Lee NORMAN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided April 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer A. Powell , Emily Diane Newhouse , Holly Boyd Wardell , Schwartz & Eichelbaum Wardell Mehl and Hansen, P.C., Austin, for Travis Central Appraisal District.

Russell Scott Cook , The Cook Law Firm, Austin, for Diane Lee Norman.

Adam Warren Aston , Assistant Solicitor General, for Amicus Curiae State of Texas.


Justice MEDINA delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Texas Anti-Retaliation Law, found in Chapter 451 of the Texas Labor Code, prohibits a person from discharging or discriminating against an employee, who in good faith files a workers' compensation claim. See TEX. LAB.CODE § 451.001(1). This law applies to private employers. We have also held it to apply to the state's political subdivisions through Chapter 504 of the Labor Code. See City of LaPorte...

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