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Man says he was fired by employer for cooperating with the police
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Sexual Harassment and Termination Case Resolved
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Admissibility of electronic evidence in employment cases
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Fourth Circuit decision overturning summary judgment in an age discrimination suit.
Technical Assistance Manual providing disability discrimination information pertinent to the ADA
Changes in COBRA law help employees maintain their health insurance after employment discharge
Man says he was fired by employer for cooperating with the police
Posted on Aug 15, 2009
The complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, WV alleges that in February 2009 the mamager of the State Line Exxon came to the gate of the Auto Auction. The manager told Reed that persons leaving the auto auction had been stealing license plates off the vehicles of Exxon employees. The manager informed Reed that an individual driving a dark Volvo station wagon had just left the auction and stolen a license plate. Reed checked the gate passes for the auction which identified the individual who purchased the station wagon. When the police arrived at the auto auction, Reed provided them with the information concerning the purchaser of the Volvo. When his employers discovered that he had cooperated with the police he was fired in violation of West Virginia publice policy. Reed lawsuit seeks compensation for back pay, lost future earmings, emotional distress and punitive damages for his unlawful termination. Attorney Harry Waddell is representing the plaintiff.
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