Whether Ron Hayes receives a judgment against his former employer, Laroy Thomas Inc., may depend on which witnesses the jury decides to believe. A lack of written personnel policies and failure of the companys management to document any dates or outcomes of alleged meetings with staff leave only witness testimony for jurors to use in deliberations today. Federal Judge David Folsom of the Eastern District of Texas is presiding over the case, which centers around Hayes allegations he was subjected to repeated verbal and physical abuse by his white supervisor, Dwight Harrison. The suit alleges H...

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