Legal Question in Employment Law in Texas

i live in texas and was fired from my career as a police dispatcher for telling my former girlfriend her brother was in jail, which is public information under federal law, the chief said i had commited no malicious act, but made a bad decision by telling her. She is still a citizen and it is public info which is available via internet under P2C (police2citizen) or by calling, which is a question i answ a dozen times a day for years, what makes this case different, he said it was because i used my cell phone instead of a landline, but its still public information either way and was not a high profile case, just a disorderly conduct, class C, this has ruined my career and con not get hired anywhere else as a dispatcher due to a termination on my record. Even the deputy chief said i did nothing wrong. Am i just screwed here?


Asked on 4/04/12, 2:05 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cynthia Henley Cynthia Henley, Lawyer

If you pled guilty, then that will remain on your record. If you did nothing wrong, then why were you charged and why did you plead guilty?

Just because something is public information does not mean that you can disseminate the information that you came into knowledge of by way of your employment.

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Answered on 4/05/12, 8:09 pm


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