December 02, 2024
A Virginia utility company reached a deal to resolve a former worker's lawsuit alleging he was fired after asking to use federal medical leave due to complications from COVID-19, according to a filing in federal court.
November 16, 2023
A Virginia federal judge cut a whistleblower claim from a former utility worker's suit alleging he was fired for complaining that his employer flouted COVID-19 restrictions after a colleague came to work sick, ruling Thursday that the utility provider is a political subdivision that can't be sued under the law.
April 04, 2023
A former engineering technician for a Virginia utility urged a federal court to reject the company's bid to dismiss a state retaliation claim in his suit alleging he was fired for trying to use federal medical leave due to complications from a COVID-19 infection, arguing the court has jurisdiction.
March 13, 2023
A Virginia utility company can't escape an engineering technician's claims he was fired for trying to use federal medical leave due to complications from a COVID-19 infection, a federal judge ruled, saying the claims are strong enough to proceed and the company isn't constitutionally protected from the suit.