Court Opinion

ID: 9673196
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:08:07.418278+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:20.652941
License: Public Domain

BARAJAS, Chief Justice,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. While the majority is clearly correct that in interpreting the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, Texas courts try to correlate state law with its federal counterpart in the area of discrimination of employment, the majority has improperly expanded the statute beyond its meaning to include individuals who do not have a direct relationship with either an employer, labor union, or employment agency. Under the facts of this case, Rennels certainly would have a cause of action against Sierra Medical Center; however, I do not read the statute to afford her statutory protections, nor have I been persuaded that the Texas Legislature intended such protections under these circumstances.