Lawsuit Filed Over UTMB Layoffs
POSTED: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
UPDATED: 6:30 pm CST December 2,
2008
GALVESTON, Texas -- The Texas Faculty Association claims the firing of about 3,800 UTMB employees is illegal, KPRC Local 2 reported Tuesday.A lawsuit filed in Galveston County accuses the regents of breaking the law by meeting in secret when it decided to fire thousands of employees at the University of Texas Medical Branch.They said it violated the Texas Open Meetings act. The lawsuit claims the actions taken during the meeting are void.The faculty association said that when the regents meet in secret, they are held accountable to no one.TFA is an advocacy group for professors and staff.Hurricane Ike caused more than $700 million in damage to UTMB.The lawsuit claims the illegal meeting was held on Nov. 12 in El Paso. Less than two weeks later, 3,000 employees had been fired.The lawsuit claims that the firing is the regents' attempt to diminish the strength of the teaching hospital in Galveston and an effort to ultimately move the school to Austin.The lawsuit claims the regents only had $100 million in insurance because it had decided to insure itself. That leaves the regents with a $610 million bill for uninsured losses.The lawsuit asks that the minutes and recordings of the Nov. 12 meeting be released.More Information:
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- December 1, 2008: Laid Off UTMB Workers Attend Job Fair
- December 1, 2008: UTMB's Role In Indigent Care Uncertain
- November 24, 2008: Air Quality Closes 4 UTMB Operating Rooms
- November 19, 2008: Job Hunting Begins For Laid-Off UTMB Workers
- November 18, 2008: UTMB Begins Informing 3,800 Employees Of Layoffs
- November 13, 2008: 3,800 UTMB Employees To Be Laid Off
- November 11, 2008: UTMB Opens New Bio Lab
- October 29, 2008: Future Of UTMB Remains Unknown
- October 7, 2008: UTMB To Restructure After Ike
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