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Workers canned for just cause can’t sue for age bias
Workers fired for just cause can’t turn around and sue their former employer for age discrimination, the Ohio Supreme Court said in a 6-1 ruling Tuesday, June 2.
The court ruled that former United Parcel Service employee Robert Meyer can’t sue for age discrimination because of a state law that bans such suits when the worker’s termination has been arbitrated and found to be for just cause.
After a union-management grievance panel rejected his claim that he had been fired without just cause, Meyer filed suit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court in May 2004. Meyer won $113,000 in back pay and $200,000 in damages plus attorney fees, court costs and interest.
But UPS then won an appeal in the First District Court of Appeals and the company asked the Supreme Court to review the case.
Meyer filed a separate claim of wrongful termination in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim. That part of the case was sent back to the trial court.
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By Lloyd
June 2, 2009 10:52 AM | Link to this
Give it up Robert. If you would win eventually, UPS would rather file for Chapter 7 than pay out then blame it on you.