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Sharon Millians featured in Fort Worth Business Press
Sharon Millians interviewed for the February 25, 2013, Women in Law, focus section of the Fort Worth Business Press.
In an issue of first impression in this Fifth Circuit, the Court held that a volunteer firefighter making a Title VII claim of sexual harassment is not an “employee” for purposes of the statute and therefore had no legal claim. The case arose from a suit filed by a former firefighter for the Livingston Parish Fire Department who claimed that she was subjected to sexual harassment during her tenure with the Department. She filed a charge of discrimination and later sued. The Department defended on the grounds that as a volunteer, Juino was not an “employee” for purposes of Title VII and therefore . . .
Today, the Supreme Court of Texas denied review in Hilz v. Riedel, a Fort Worth Court of Appeals decision reversing a summary judgment granted pursuant to Chapter 87 of the Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code. As such, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals' opinion will stand and the case will proceed to trial on remand to the trial court. A detailed discussion of the Fort Worth Court of Appeals' opinion is contained in this prior post.
Sharon Millians interviewed for the February 25, 2013, Women in Law, focus section of the Fort Worth Business Press.