Robinson et al v. General Motors Company et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

4:15-cv-00158

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Employment

Judge:

Terry R Means

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  1. October 22, 2015

    GM Wins Court's Favor In Unpaid Religious Days Row

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday freed General Motors from a putative employee class action accusing the automaker of religious discrimination, saying the workers who brought the suit failed to adequately define class membership or base inclusion on any objective criteria.

  2. June 03, 2015

    GM Workers Seek Cert. In Suit Over Unpaid Religious Days

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday was urged to certify a class of General Motors Co. workers accusing the automaker of discrimination for refusing to allow employees to take time off without pay for religious observances, with the workers arguing the policy is consistently applied throughout the company.

  3. May 06, 2015

    GM Says Workers' Disparate Religions Doom Title VII Suit

    General Motors Co. asked a Texas federal court on Tuesday to throw out a putative class action accusing it of discrimination for refusing to allow employees to take time off without pay for religious observances, saying the claims resonate with individual issues and are not appropriate for a class action.

  4. March 05, 2015

    GM Won't Give Workers Unpaid Religious Days, Class Says

    General Motors Co. was hit Wednesday with a putative class action in Texas federal court, accusing the auto giant of refusing to allow employees to take time off without pay for religious observances.