Current Cases

The Texas employment lawyers at Rob Wiley, P.C. handle a variety of employment and civil rights cases, and we have collected millions of dollars for employees. Below are brief descriptions of some of our recent cases. If you believe you have a similar matter and desire representation, please submit your case.

Age Discrimination

McDonald v. Homestyle Dining LLC
We represent Mr. McDonald against Homestyle Dining. The Complaint alleges that Mr. McDonald was terminated because of his age and in retaliation for making protected complaints of discrimination to the company's General Counsel.

Cottingham v. Internal Revenue Service
We represent Ms. Cottingham in a lawsuit against the IRS. The complaint alleges the IRS discriminated and retaliated against Ms. Cottingham for age discrimination and filing complaints.

Hayden v. City of Fort Worth
We represent Mr. Hayden in a lawsuit against the City of Fort Worth, Texas. The complaint alleges the City discriminated against Mr. Hayden because of his race and age and retaliated against him for complaining of the discrimination.

Disability Discrimination

Wernert v. The City of Dublin
We represent Christopher Wernert in a lawsuit against the City of Dublin, Texas.The petition alleges that Mr. Wernert was terminated because of a physical impairment of his knee.

Family Medical Leave Act

Fuller v. Anderson County and Sheriff Greg Taylor
We represent Ms. Fuller in a lawsuit against Anderson County and Sheriff Greg Taylor in his official capacity. The Complaint alleges that she experienced interference with her right to take FMLA leave and was ultimately terminated in retaliation for taking that leave.

Lofton v. Garland ISD
We represent Ms. Lofton in a lawsuit against Garland ISD. The complaint alleges Ms. Lofton was terminated in violation of her ADA and FMLA rights.

Johnson v. StoneGate Senior Living & J-S Irving Operations, d/b/a The Villages on MacArthur
We represent Ms. Johnson in a lawsuit against StoneGate and J-S Irving Operations. The complaint alleges Ms. Johnson’s employers interfered with her right to take leave related to her pregnancy, and retaliated against her for taking FMLA leave by refusing to return her to work after the birth of her child. 

Government Employees

Doyle v. United States Postal Service
We represent Doug Doyle in a EEO hearing against USPS. The complaint alleges disability discrimination, sex discrimination, and retaliation.

Liebbe v. Dallas I.S.D.
We represent Jeremy Liebbe in a federal lawsuit against DISD.  The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Liebbe was fired in retaliation for exercising constitutionally protected free speech. The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Liebbe publicly complained that DISD was not conducting required employee background checks, placing students at risk. Shortly thereafter, DISD terminated Mr. Liebbe for "allegations that he acted outside the scope of his role of Manager of the Professional Standards Office."

Martinez v. Internal Revenue Service
We represent Mr. Martinez in an EEO hearing against the IRS. The complaint alleges that the IRS has discriminated against Mr. Martinez because of his disability and failed to reasonably accommodate him. 

National Origin Discriminaiton

Popovic v. Southern Methodist University
We represent Prof. Popovic in a lawsuit against Southern Methodist University.  The lawsuit alleges the professor was terminated because of his national origin, Serbian.  SMU terminated Prof. Popovich because a handful of students complained about his accent, lowering his student evaluations. 

Race Discrimination

Brown v. Federal Express Corporation
We represent Mr. Brown in a lawsuit against FedEx. The complaint alleges that Mr. Brown was passed over for promotions and terminated because of his national origin, race, and color, and in retaliation for complaining about past discrimination and harassment. 

Wesley v. AXA Advisors, LLC
We represent Ms. Wesley in a lawsuit against AXA. The complaint alleges that AXA decided not to renew Ms. Wesley’s employment because of her race. 

Johnson v. Marriott Hotel Services Inc.
We represent Mr. Johnson against Marriott Hotel Services Inc. The petition alleges race discrimination against African-Americans.

Carranza v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit
We represent Mr. Carranza in a suit against DART. The complaint alleges Mr. Carranza was forced to retire because of race discrimination.

Religious Discrimination and Accommodation

Robinson v. General Motors Company
We represent James Robinson and Chris Scruggs in a lawsuit against General Motors. The complaint alleges that Mr. Robinson and Mr. Scruggs were denied the right to take leave on religious holidays.

Shaw v. Texas Juvenile Justice Department
We represent Ms. Shaw in a lawsuit against the TJJD. The Complaint alleges that Ms. Shaw was denied the right to wear certain clothing items and religious jewelry required by her religion.

Retaliation

Levisay v. Assurant
We represent Mr. Levisay against Assurant. The petition alleges disability discrimination and retaliation in part because Mr. Levisay’s employer would not accommodate his need to wear a medical ID bracelet for his diabetes.

Sex Discrimination

Jones v. BNSF Railway Company
We represent Ms. Jones in a lawsuit against BNSF. The complaint alleges that Ms. Jones was terminated because of her sex and in retaliation for complaining about past sexual harassment. 

Bhadauria v. HCL America, Inc.
We represent Mr. Bhadauria in a lawsuit against HCL America, Inc. The petition alleges that Mr. Bhadauria was fired and replaced because of his sex and race, and that his replacement, a woman, was paid more than him in violation of the Equal Pay Act. 

Cirocco v. The United States Small Business Administration
We represent Ms. Cirocco in a suit against the SBA. The complaint alleges Ms. Cirocco suffered pervasive sex discrimination during her employment with the SBA.

Jennings v. JNH Food, d/b/a Pizza Hut
We represent Mr. Jennings in a lawsuit against JNH Food.  The complaint alleges Mr. Jennings was treated differently, terminated, and then not re-hired because of his sex and in retaliation for complaining of sex discrimination.

Unpaid Wages and Overtime

Thompson, et al. v. International Paper Company, et al.
We represent Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against International Paper, United Steelworkers, and Local Union No. 895.The petition alleges breach of contract against International Paper and breach of duty of fair representation by the unions.

Martinez v. Aspen Dental
We represent Ms. Martinez in a lawsuit against Aspen Dental. The complaint alleges that Aspen Dental breached its contract with Ms. Martinez by failing to pay her bonus.