Thursday, November 11, 2010
Six Fired Manchester Ex-Employees File Lawsuit
KENTUCKY...
Six former employees of an eastern Kentucky city are alleging they were fired for political reasons last week the day after the election.They have filed a federal lawsuit asking for their jobs back, lost wages, compensation for embarrassment and $6 million in punitive damages from Manchester Mayor Carmen Webb Lewis, who lost her bid for re-election.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the lawsuit filed Monday in London says the former employees weren't actively involved in the race because of fear of repercussions. The lawsuit alleges that Lewis told employees they couldn't support George Saylor, a council member who defeated Lewis on Nov. 2. The newspaper reports the lawsuit makes it clear that some of the fired employees supported Saylor or declined to publicly support Lewis. A city employee said Lewis was out of town and unavailable for comment Wednesday.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 2:47 PM 
