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Farmers Branch council hears harassment, discrimination briefing; council convenes closed session for legal advice
Summary
Director of Human Resources Jeffrey Ross gave a detailed briefing on harassment, hostile work environment and retaliation law, then council entered executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 to seek legal advice on the item.
City of Farmers Branch City Council members heard a presentation Oct. 8 from Jeffrey Ross, the city’s director of human resources, on harassment, hostile work environment and retaliation laws and reporting procedures, and then moved into a closed executive session to seek legal advice about the presentation.
Ross told the council that “just last year in 2024, there were 88,531 new cases that were reported to the EEOC,” and that national research and agency data show many incidents go unreported. “Eighty-five percent of people never file a formal charge,” he said, adding that about 70% of people never report incidents internally.
The presentation reviewed which statutes and policies can apply to city representatives, noting that whether an elected official is treated as an “employee” varies by law…
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