TEXAS WORKFORCE COM'N v. WICHITA COUNTY

No. 17-0130.

548 S.W.3d 489 (2018)

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. WICHITA COUNTY, Texas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: May 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan S. Greene , Jeffrey C. Mateer , First Assistant Attorney General, Peter E. Laurie , Robert B. O'Keefe , Scott A. Keller , Solicitor General, W. Kenneth Paxton Jr. , Austin, TX, for Petitioner.

Meredith L. Kennedy , Civil Chief, Austin, TX, Andrew F. Wipke , Anna Skupin , John Roger Gillespie , Maureen Shelton , Criminal District Attorney, Wichita Falls, TX, for Respondent.

Eric Enoch Munoz and Jennifer A. Powell , Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Mehl, P.C., Austin, TX, for Amicus Curiae Texas Association of School Board Legal Assistance Fund.


The narrow issue presented is whether an individual qualifies as "unemployed" under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act (Unemployment Act or Act) while taking unpaid leave from her job under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Applying the Unemployment Act's unambiguous language, we hold...

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