City Discriminated Against Claimant By Firing Him

The City of Westover discriminated against an employee when it wrongly fired him while he was off work and receiving workers’ compensation benefits, according to a ruling from West Virginia's high court. Case: Huggins v. City of Westover Sanitary Sewer Board, No. 35761, 06-14-2011, published.Facts: In October 2008, William Huggins, an employee with the city of Westover or Westover Sanitary Sewer Board for more than two decades, wrote a letter asking Mayor Dave Johnson for a transfer from his job with the sewer board to one with the city. About two weeks later, Huggins was injured whi...