DOL Sues Chemical Manufacturer Over Alleged Retaliatory Firing

The U.S. Department of Labor is suing a Georgia pesticide and agricultural chemical manufacturer over allegations that the company illegally fired a worker who filed a workplace safety complaint with federal regulators. The DOL said Monday that it filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Gainesville-based Avenger Products LLC and parent company Kittrich Corp. over claims that the worker was terminated in retaliation for raising safety concerns associated with chemical exposure in the workplace. The lawsuit follows a federal whistleblower investi...