Berghorn v. Xerox Corporation

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Case Number:

3:17-cv-01345

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Employment

Judge:

Karen Gren Scholer

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  1. May 24, 2019

    Xerox Gets Gay Ex-Worker's Title VII Suit Thrown Out

    A Texas federal judge has let Xerox slip a gay former worker's discrimination suit claiming he was axed because he didn't conform to traditional male stereotypes, saying a federal workplace discrimination law does not prohibit bias based on sexual orientation.  

  2. November 16, 2017

    Fired Xerox Worker Can't Argue Gay Bias In 5th Circ.: Judge

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday advised a former Xerox employee to amend his Title VII claims that the company fired him for being gay, saying that while sexual orientation is not a protected class in the Fifth Circuit, he could better make his case if he amends his sex discrimination claim.