In the lawsuits, filed last week in Jasper County Circuit Court, the plaintiffs claim they were fired for "false reasons." All five are asking for more than $25,000 in damages.
Those filing lawsuits were:
- David Wallace, 62, Webb City, an x-ray technician who worked for Eagle-Picher for 33 years, from October 4, 1982, to July 28, 2016.
-Roxanne L. Outt, 57, Galena, Kansas, worked for the company for 31 years, from February 1, 1985, to July 28, 2016.
-William L. Kittrell, 51, Granby, worked for Eagle-Picher for three years, from March 2013 to July 28, 2016.
-Kurt Maneval, 49, Carthage, worked 15 years, from June 2001 to July 28, 2016, as an environmental lab test technician.
-Elizabeth Singleton, 61, Joplin, was employed by Eagle-Picher for 31 years, April 22, 1985, to July 28, 2016, as a quality control inspector.
The five, who are represented by the Siro Smith Dickson law firm from Kansas City, were among 135 employees who were let go by the company that day and a total of 225 who were sent packing during the first half of 2016.
They should file a grievance! Oh wait, I forgot.
ReplyDeleteI had a discrimination law suit with the dept of labor and I was told I had the best case of all that had been filed against Eagle Pitcher and was handed to the next level of government and all of the sudden they gave me a decision without testimony. The next year I was removed from my job?
ReplyDelete829-It sounds like they (EP) asked for a summary decision. See if maybe any correspondence you received may have said that.
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