TX WORKFORCE COM'N v. WICHITA COUNTY, TX

No. 02-15-00215-CV.

507 S.W.3d 919 (2016)

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, Appellant v. WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS, Appellee

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

DELIVERED: December 8, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KEN PAXTON , ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS; CHARLES E. ROY , FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL; JAMES E. DAVIS , DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR DEFENSE LITIGATION; ROBERT O'KEEFE , DIVISION CHIEF OF TAX DIVISION; PETER E. LAURIE , ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, TAX DIVISION, ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AUSTIN, TX, FOR APPELLANT.

MAUREEN SHELTON , CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY; MEREDITH L. KENNEDY , CHIEF OF CIVIL DIVISION; JENNIFER PONDER & ANDREW F. WIPKE , ASSISTANT CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS FOR WICHITA COUNTY WICHITA FALLS, TX, FOR APPELLEE.

PANEL: LIVINGSTON, C.J.; WALKER and MEIER, JJ.


OPINION

This appeal raises the question of whether an employee who is taking leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act1 (FMLA) — which gives certain protections to individuals who are employed — may obtain unemployment benefits

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