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...
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