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LINITIID STATESDISTRICT COLTRT F'ORTHE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION

CaseNo.: Division: JOIIN BOS]'ICK Plaintifl.

VS.

Cl3OCSI . N C . . D / B / A C R A C K I T RB A R R I T I O . LD CI.)UNRI'YS'IORIl & RtIS-I-AURAN-T" A Corporation I)e lbrrda nt.

COMPLAINT .lOllN IIOS'l'lCK( . "Bostick") P l a i n t i l 'h f ercinf . l l c st h i sC o r n p l a i na t g a i n sC t BOCS. I N C . . D / B / AC I R A C K I - . R I I A I { R t r l O L D C O U N R ' l ' YS ' I O R E& R l l S T n I J R n N - f .( ' C r a c k c r B a n ' e l "D ) c t b n d a nh t e r c i na . n da l l e g c s : PARTIES l. P l a i n t i f l . l o h nB o s t i c k .i s a n d w a s .a t a l l t i r n e sr n a t e r i a a l . c i t i z c na n d r e s i d c no t l-

the lJnitedStates ol America and a rcsident of. Chesterton County,, lndiana.plaintilf is a qav tnalewho at all timeswas an employee w'howorked tbr Defbndant CrackerBarrel.

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I)elLndant. Cbocs.Inc.. D/U/A CrackerBarrelOld Countr),Store & Restaurant. a

Fkrrida C o r p o r a t i o nh a sa p r i n c i p a l p l a c e of business a t 6 3 6 6 7 t h S t r e c tr l ' i r . c l e L , a s tB . radenton in Manatee County.[rlorida.

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JTRISDICTIONALSTATEMENT

i.

Plaintiflhas firlfilledall necessarl,'adnrinistrative pre-recluisites ro the filing of

t h i sa c t i o r S r .p c c i f i c a l lP l'. l a i n t i lh f as d u e lf i l e dc h a r g eo sf d i s c r i n t i n a t ia on ndr e t a l i a t i o ni t ht h c w E t r O Ca n d t l r e I rl o r i d aC o m r n i s s i oo nn I l u r n a nR e l a t i o n s T.h i s i s a n a c t i o nf b r u n l a w f i r l elnploYmen pt racticcs o n t h e b a s i so f s e x u a lo r i e n t a t i o d n i s c r i r n i n a t i oh na . r a s s m ea nn td reta liation. 'l'his c o u r lh a s . j u r i s d i c t u io n n d c Artic r l c I I I . s c c t i o r2 r o1-thc U n i t c dS t a t c s

4.

Constitutio r .U . S . C . A 4r2 2.0 0 0 c - 5 2.8 U . S . C . Ar. 3 3 l . a n d2 8 U . S . C . A l.: i 3 l . a n d2 8

u.s.c.n r i.4 3 .
VI'NUE
-5. V c n u ci s e s t a b l i s l r ci d n t h i s . i u d i c i a l d i s t r iL cr tndcr,l? Li.S.C . A . 2 0 0 0 c - 5 .i n t h a tt h c

r u n l a u ' f ic rn l r p l o y n r e rp rt racticca s l l e g c di n t h i sC o r n p l a i nn t cre prirnarily cornlnittcdin Manatce c o u n t y . [ ] l o r i d a .w h i c l r i s l r i t h i n t h e t J n i t e dS t a t e sD i s t r i c tc o u r t f b r t h c M i d d l c D i s t r i c to f I r l o r i d al . a r n p aD i v i s i o nt h e r e f b r e rnaking thisvcnue propcr.

F A C ' I S I N S U P P O R TO F C I , A I M S 'l'hc

6.

Plaintilli s a ' 1 9 - 1 , e ao r l d r n a l c w i t h o v c r 2 5 p l u s y e a r sc x p e r i e n c e in the

rcstauran t d u s t r l .i n c l u d i n g a a in s n o\\,ncr.

7.

I ' } h i r r t i t l ' w ah si r e db 1 ' D c l b n d a nC t r a c k c rt J a r r e l o n or abor-S r te p t e r n b e r5 . 2 0 0 g . 1

'lraining as a rnanager-in-training in the Associate Compete ncr (AC'f) prograrn with the goalof becoming a c-icncra l anager M o f a h i g h v o l u m es t o r e . Afier corrpletion o [ 8 w e e k so f c l a s s r o o m -[ennessee. trainingat thc colxpanr'sheadqttarters in l-chranon plaintifr was assigned to his tjrst

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storeas a lranager in trairringin Anderson. South Carolina.l'hroughoLrt his employrnent with CrackerBarrel,plaintifFconsistently' perforrned above the standards his ernployerhad set for hirn.and received consistentl5r satisfbctory evaluations.

8.

As a nranagerin training Mr. Bostick n,as [progressing through the Associate

Competency'I'rainin (g A C 1 ) p r o g r a mr v i t h g r e a ts u c c e s sH . e r v a ss u c c e s s l l l l yc o m p l e t e d all p r o s c r i b em d odules a n dc o u r s e w o r k a n d u p o nh i s t r a n s l b r t o a l a r g e r C r a c k eB r arrelstore herin Florida

9.

I n 2 0 1 0 . M r . B o s t i c kr c c e i v e d a n a b o v ea v c r a g c s c o r eo f ' f b u r ( 4 ) o n a s c a l eo f

onc (l) to five (5). rnearring he was exceedine companystandards. Witlr a strong perfbrmance evaluation fi'omhis Sotrth Carolirra CcneralManager StcvenHardler, plaintifidecided to translbr to a biggerstorehcre in [rloridafbr his last(6) six months of rnanagcrnent training.

10.

O r r o r a b o L tlt" c b r u a r y o 2 f 0 1 1 .P l a i n t i l l - w ats r a n s l b r r ctd o l i t o r e # 7 3i n B r a d e n t o n .

M a n a t eC e otrntyl . " l o r i d al i o r n a s r n a l l c r C r a c k e ra r r e l s t o r e B i n S o L r tC h arolina to theBradenton location to flnish up his trainingas a StoreManagerin a high volumestort:.

ll.

On Fcbrtnr'1 5' . 2 0 1 1 . p l a i n t i f fb e g a n w ' o r k a t t h e B r a d e n t o n S t o r e .D u r i n g a

w a l k t l i r o L r -o cl.' h thc Lrniw t ith CeneralManager'l-ir nc e s l c r . K P l a i n t i t fi n f i t r r n e d Mr. Kesslcr that he had more than 80%o percentof the management modules and trainingcornpleted and that he desired to colnpletctnanagement trainingunderhis guidance at his storein Br-adenton.

12.

B e g i n n i n gi n f r e b r u a r y o 1 -2 0 1 1 . P l a i n t i f F b e g a nt o e x p e r i e n c e lrarassmen at nd

discrirnination d ue to his sex.

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13.

On Fcbruary 14.201 f a sp u r c h a s i ns l. plaintifw g orne c a n d ya n d a c a r da t t h e

gift shopwhcnAssociate restaurants Manager Matt Donohue approached him andsaid,"buying candy fbr your bo1,'fiiend. How sweet!"Plaintiff told Donohue thal he dd not flnd his comrnentary funny andasked him notto do it again.

11.

W h c n p l a i n t i l l ' r e p o r t e dM r . D o n a h u e ' s b e h a v i o rt o G e r r e r a lM a n a g e r ' [ ' i r n

Kessler. Kesslcr's rcsponsc ll'asthat Donohue was "iustplaying".In response. plaintifl'reqLlcsted thatsuchbehavior bc stoppcd.

15.

O n M a r c h 5 . 2 0 1l . P l a i n t i f fn o t i c e d s o r n er r a n u a l a d - i u s t r nn te s m a d et o e r n p l o v e e

timc records. which w'creidenticalto some rlanualadjustrnents that hc had noticed.just a week or two prior. Plaintiff spokewith Ccneral ManagerKeesleraboutthe changes and his concerns with thc lcgalityol'changcs to the tirnc cards.Mr. Kceslertold hirn that it was cornrnon pract'rce and that it is donc all ol- tlre tirnc arrdthat. "he should worry about his own AOR. "Area of' Responsibility "bor la a t t h i s u n i t i s r n 1c ' oncern ".

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O n M a r c h6 . 2 0 1 l . P l a i n t i t f r'vaspeaking w i t h f b u r ( 4 ) r n a . lc eu s t o r x e ra st a r a b l c .

-l'irn Ilntncdiatclv thcrealtcr.DorrahLre in the presence ol'thc storc rxanager Kessler, contrnentcd t o P l a i n t i f i ." ' l ' c l l v o t t t ' b u d d i e s . ' c a u ste h a t ' sw h a t ) ' o u a l l c a l l e a c h o t h e r . t o v i s i t w i t h y o L r somewhere else." l-his is a farnih opemtion." Donahueobvious ly believedthat these rnab custolnerswerc lrtlt]toscxttal. When Mr. Bostick confionted Donohue about the coml.nent Defbndarrt's StoreMarugerTirn Kessrer tordMr. Bostickto droo it.

17.

Shortly , c r e a f t eo rh rn . M a y ,I l . 2 0 1l p l a i n t i f t s duties werechanged. sLrch that he

u'asnot receiving the cxperience that he needed in orderto complete his managetnent training

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u'hich was the sole reasonfbr the transferto the Florida store.Prior to Florida. plaintiff was previotts Crackcr Barrel [:lorida store so he could was to cornpletefris training in order to -['he becorne a GeneralManager. reason he w'asassigrred to Store #73 in Bradenton was to completehis managelnent training fbr an eventualG.M. position. In order to attain a luture GeneralManagerpositionplaintifi necded expcrience runninga largerbusierstoresuclras thc Bradenton storc.

18.

O r r A p r i l 1 8 . 2 0 1 1 . P l a i n t i f fw a s r e l a y i n g a c u s t o r n e rc 's o r n p l a i ntto [ ) o n o h u e

rvherein tlrc saladarrdentrdehad come out together. Mr. Bostick oflbred to replacethe cntrec aftcrthe ctlstorne r flnislred his salad.rvhichthe clientdcclinedbecause he was concerncd that the kitchenr'r'ould dtl sotlrcthirrg to his fbod. In fl'ontof'rnany mcmbers of tSc wait stafl. Donahuc r e s p o n d ctd o p l a i n t i l - f 'rs ecitation o l ' t h e t a c t sb 1 ' s t a t i n g t h a t t h e c u s t o r x ew r as "probably,aliaid h e ' l lc a t c hA I D S f i o r n 1 ' o t t . " Plaintifl'atternptc d question to w h y t h i s w 3 s b c i ' g d o n e .a n d t h e sttpcrvisot'thrcatcr rc .,hLrmiliated to cd a l l t h ep o l i c ei f P l a i n t i t d f id notleavc. P l a i n t i f l ' r v ag sr e a t l y and cltrbarrasscd" by thc supervisor's actions.'l'hesupervisor's actioms were in retaliationtbr Plaintill-srequcstto his supervisor that tlrc supcrvisornot persistin the oflbrsive verbalancl physicalscxual cottduct.PlaintilT immediatelynotilled Delbndant'sA.ssistant Manaser a'd c o m p l a i n ea db o u tt h ea c t i i t n s o f t h e s u D e riv sor.

19.

Mr. llostick itntrediatelrrreet r,l'ith the Store Managerf irn Kesslerand told hirr

of Donohue's statemcl.lt and how Donohue was intentionallvrlaking these sexually charged statenlents in fiont of thc ver) ernployee plaintiffrequested s thev rl'erecharged with rnanagirrg. a meeting as thc lrarasstncnt had not stopped and lr'asincleed escahting.As ri 4g yearold rnanw,ith

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closeto 30 yearsof experie nce in the restaurant business. plaintiff figuredthat the bestapproach woLrld be to havea mcctingto try and put an end to the harassment befbrecontactins the horne officeernplo1'ee rc lations department.

20.

O n A p r i l 2 3 . 2 0 1 l . K e s s l c rr x e t\ \ i i t h n r 1 ' c l i e n ta . nd told phintifithat he would

speak to [)onohuercgarding his irrappropriate conduct. but then endedthe rneeting by telling Mr. Bosticktlrat hc bclicr,cc'l plaintiff was bcing overl"rsensitivearrd that plaintifl was an overly scnsitirg cu\ an\\\l\

21.

O n A p r i l 2 5 . 2 0| l . u , h i l e o f f f i o r nw o r k . M r . B o s t i c k r c c e i , y ea dp h o n cc a l l f i o r n

M r . K e s s l ca r s k i n gl r i t r t c tc o r n ei n f b r a r r e e t i n g o n A p r i l 2 7 . 2 0 l 3 u n d e rt h e g u i s e o l ' g o i n go v e r his perfbrrnallcc cvaltration. [{orvcver. insread ol'rcceivinghis perlbflnance evaluation. plaintiflreccivea d f l n a l w r i t t c nw a r n i n gl b r s c r i o L ru sn d e r p e r f b n n a n c c h i s A O F i o f s u p p l i e sT in . heflnal rvarning stated lhat "on thc fbllowingdates the unit was fbrccdto transfbr productliorn othcr u n i t sb c c z t t t s oc f - r u no u t s : 2 / 2 6 . 2 1 2 7 4 .3 . 31 . 3 1 6 . 3 1 2 3 . 3 1 2 6 . 3 1 3 0 . 4 t 2 , 4 1 3 . 4 1 9 . 4 1 t 0 , 4 1 t 8 . 4 1 2 3 , 4 1 2 4 . conversch solllc cxalllplcs o l ' o v e ro r d c r i n g a r eh a v i n g 5 casc of'souflld c u p l i d s w h e no n c c a s e u ' i l l l a s tu s t h r e ct n o t r l h s a n d8 . 5b u c k c t s ofsanitizeu r ,hen w e n c e d1 . 5p c nw c c k . "

22.

O n A p r i l 2 8 . 2 0 1I P l a i n t i l l - i n c o r n p l i a n cw e i t h I ) e f ' e n d a n tE 's E O p o l i c yc a l l e d

Kclll Barrrcsvr'ithcttrplovccrelatio nrs lb rt no alll'complainabouttlresexualharassrnentand r e t a l i a t i ob n1 , M a n I ) o n o h u eT . i r n K c e s l ea r n d p a u lA n c o n a .

23.

Kclly llarnesrelayedto Mr. Bostickthatshe was no longerworking in the

enrployce rclations dcpartrncnt. She stated that she was no\\ irra d iflbrentdepaftmentbLrtthat 'lvrone shell'ould leavca r.ncssagc lbr ernpror,ee relations specialist Srnithto call Mr. Bostick

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pronlptl)'.

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Plaintitl'received a call back frornMr. Srnithfive (5) days laterandwas assured

thata fbrrnalw'ritlcrr corlplaint would be entered and processed accordingly.

25'

Plaintitl-never heardback liom T1,r'one Srnithor anyoneelse from Defbndants

Ernployee Rclatiorrs.

26.

Plairrtill'a atl l t i r n e st b l l o w ' e D d c l b n d a n t 'p so l i c i c s a n d p r o c e d u r ers elating to

c o n l p l a i n to st ' d i s c r i l r i t r a l i oa nn d h a r a s s m c n b tl l i r s tr c p o r t i n g t h e h a r a s s n r ea nn t dd i s c r i r n i n a t i o n (icncralManager'l'irn to the storc's Kesslcr. who also hadpersonalknowlcdge of manyof the derogatorv and dc'caning staternents rradc b1,Mat1 Donohue.

27'

I)lailrtill'did n o 1c l t c o u l a g er., r 'le c o r n co r c o n s e n t o t l r c h a r a s s m e n dte s c r i b e d in

the preccd ing paraslallh.

28.

A t a l l t i n l e sr el c v a n tt o t h i s c o r n p l a i n t l '.i r n K c s s l e rw a s t h e G e n e r a M l anager of

the Bradcnton (StorcllTj ) Cracker[]arrel. 'l'hc

29.

I)lainti11'reportc d I i r n p l o y c eR e l a t i o n s to p e r s o n n c li n c i d e n t s of'sexuallv

annoying o r s u g g c s t i vc co r n l n e n trsx a d c t o h i r nb l , M a t t D o n o h u e .

30'

I)clbndarrtIailed and refirsed to take appropriate remedialaction after plaintiff

reponed t h a th e \ \ a s t h c v i c t i t no f s e x u a l h a r a s s r n e n r .

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Ccncra I Manager l-irn Kessler. DistrictManagerPaul Ancona,and

Associate

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Managcr Matt Donohitc abng ',rith othcr assistant Inanagers cngagedin retaliatory conduct d e s i g n etd o i t l t i t t t i d a ta cn d u p s e t Plaintiff J o h nB o s t i c k a n dt o g e n e r a t s eu f f r c i e n t a nb de l i e v a b l e pretexl to firc him arrd/orcause him to resignincluding. but not limitedto: a.) b.) c') l:ngauin{r in d isparate d isc ip linarypractices: I : a l s c hr c c L r s i n l g l o s t i c ko f v i o l a t i n g workrules: l)rcvcntcd and or restricted Bostick fiorn cornpleting his n]anagelnent trainingby

assigning l r i r n t h e d i r t i e so f ' s u p p l 1 , ' a n d i n v e n t o r yw . h i c h a r e ao f e x p e r t i s e he had cornpleted w h i l eu o r k i n g i n D c t c \ n d a n t 's S o u t hC a r o l i n a Store: d.) j c c t i r g( ' o r d c r ot o l n c a n Sub a n do f f e n s i v e cor.ll'ents.

32'

I'hc clcsU'ibcd conductol- thc rnanagelrent tearnat Dclbrrdant's Bradenton store

a ff c c t e d a t c r n . lc . o n di 1 i o no . r p r i ' i l c g eo l - p l a i n t i l s f ernplovrnent.

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['laintill'ob.icctcd to antl conrplained a b o u t A s s o c i a t cM a n a g c r D o n o h u e , s

harasslrrcnt alld Storc Marlagcr Kccslcr anci I)istrict Manager Paul ,/lncona's retaliationto Cracker Barre I's [:rnp loyecRelations I)epartment.

'l'+' continLrcd.

Not$ itlrslatrd ing his ob.iections and cornplaints. the harassme nt and rctaliation

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Nolr'r ithstatrdin!i Mr. Bostick'snurneroLrs objectionsto the discriminatory and

retaliatorr' treattrrct.tt to rrhich he vr'as sub.iccted bv StoreManagerKecslerand by other Cracker Ban'elInallagcl's at thc Kcssler's direction. CrackerBarreltook no corective 3(r' action.

As a rcsttltof the tbrcgoing plaintitf suffered rctaliatory'conduct. darnages.

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C O U N TI SEXUAL HARASSMENT 31. Phintiffrealleges and incorporates bl, reference paragraphs I through 36.

38.

I'he c o n d u c to f t h e G e n e r a l M a n a g eT r i m K e s s l e rD . i s t r i c tM a n a g e r P a u lA n c o n a

supervisor. and AssociateN{anagcr Matt Donohueaffecteda terrn. condition or privilege of Plaintiffs cntnlovmerrt. 'l'he

39.

s e x u a l h a r a s s n r c no t 1'Mr.

B o s t i c k a l l b c t c d t a n g i b l e a s p e c t so f h i s

e m p l o y t r t c n lt:.o r c x a r r p l e .P l a i n t i l l ' v r a s d e n i c d g i v e n t h c n e c e s s a rty r a i n i n gP l a i n t i l lb - 1' his sttpervisor vs r a su n w c l c o t n c& - .l t d P l a i n t i t F a t a l l t i m c s a d v i s c dh i s i r r m e d i a t e supervisor s.t o r e .l'irn managef Kesslcr arrd Dcfbndant'sother cnployees who committcd such harassnrcnt and Plaintil-f.s sttpcrvisors and othcr Inalrascrrent of Defbndant that this conductwas unwelcome. 'l'hc

40.

verbal harassrncn otl - t h e P l a i n t i f f b y A s s o c i a t e[ r , 4 a n a g e Dro n o h u ca n d

a c q t t i e s c c t lb c1 e' C c n c r aM l anagcr Kccsler and I)istricM t anager A n c o n a, w a s o l - as e x u a l natur.e.

41.

I'lrc verbal lmrasstnent of' PIaintill' by' Associate Manager Donohue and

acquiescctlcc bv Ceneral N'lanascrKecsler and District Manager Ancona was sufficiently, pervasive attcl scvere to creatcalt abusivcand hostile work cnvironment firr the plaintiff. '['he

42.

conduct of b,r' AssociateManage r Donohueand acquiescence by General

ManagcrKccslerand District ManaqerAncona w'ereacting as agentsof the Defendant in the scope o t ' a n dd u r i n gt h ec o u r s e o l - t l r e ie r r l p l o rm e n t .

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43.

Defendant was fulll infbrmedand had suflcient knowledgeofthe materiallbcts

and circumstances relevantto the conductof supervisor and its otherem;rloyees and did nothing to preventfirrtlrer acts of misconduct. and acqLriesced in. approvedand ratified the actionsof supcrvisor and its otlier ernployees and is therefbreliable lbr the actiorrs of supervisor and its othcremployecs.

44.

l ' h e c o n d u c to f b r A s s o c i a t e M a n a g e rD o n o h u ca n d a c q u i e s c e n c e b y Cene ral

M a n a g eK r eeslcr a r r d[ ) i s t r i c tM a n a s c rA n c o n ac o n s t i t u t es sc x u a lh a r a s s m e n t violation in of the -l'itle Plaintill's r i g h t su n d e r V l l o f t h eC i v i l R i g h t sA c t o f 1 9 6 4a n dt h eC t i v i lR i e h t sA c r o f l 9 9 l in thatthey crcated a hostilelvork cnvirontnent.

45.

I'lrc actions ol- b1' ,{ssociatcManager l)onohuc and acquiescencc by General

ManagcrKccsler arrd I)istrict MarragcrAncona were intentional and dcmonstrated a willfirl. wantonand/or recklessindil rcrrccto the rights ol- thc PIaintilf such that punitive clarnages should beassessc d a g a i r r st th e I ) c l d n d a n t .

COUNT 2 II.E'I'ALIATION 46I)laintill'adopt bs y rctLrcnce a.s i f s c t o u t f u l l y a n d c o r n p l e t e l y i n t h i s C o u n t .t h e

p a r a g r a p hls t h r o u g hI l . fbllorving s t a t c r n e no ts l-this cornplairrt:

47.

Phintifl-gaveDelbndant CrackerBarrel noticeof the sexualharassrnent described

in this Clornplaint by reportingit to his supervisor. Mr. Bostick lodgeda written cornplaint with the Defbrrdant I:niployerregardins u'hat he reasonably believed to be sex.ual harassment and sex discrimina tn . io

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48.

'l'he

Dcfendant elnploycrretaliated by alteringhisjob duties.suchthat he was not

receiving the trainingrequiredfor prorlotionto General Manager.

49.

I)efbndant f a i l e d t o l a k c r e r n e d i aa l ction in response to Phintiffs corrplaints

regarding the scxualharasstnent. hostileu,orke nvironlnent. and the retaliation to which plaintifT was subjected. '['he a c t s a l l e g e di n t h i s C o r r p l a i n tc o n s t i t u t e a v i o l a t i o no f S e c t i o n 7 6 0 . 1 0 : . \ .

50.

I--brida S t a t u t e s".i t i s a r r t r n l a w l i r l c r n P l o v r n c pn rt actice f b r a n e r n p l o y et ro d i s c r i r n i n a ta cg a i n s t a l l \ p e r s o nb c c a u s c t h a t p c r s o n h a so p p o s e d a n l , p r a c t i c ew h i c h i s a n u n l a w f u le r n p l o y r n e n t practice under this section.or becausc thal pcrsonhas rnadea chargc,testitied, assiste6 in anv I n a n n eirn a n i n v e s t i g a t i op rr r.o c c e d i n go r h c a r i n g unde r t h i ss e c t i o n ".

W I I F I I I E I ' - O I t F lI .' } l a i n t i f l - d c r r n n d as. i u 1 1 't r i a l o f t h i s a c t i o n . a n d f i r r l h e rd . emands judglnentagairrst Def.:ndant lbr {re nelal danrases. back pay, compcnsatory darnages lbr lossof dignity' and tnental anguish. rcasonablc atturnel'sfbes.thc costso1-this action.and a r r dl i r n h c rr c l i c f .i n l a r vo r i n e c 1 L r i t 1 o .u ' h i c hI ) l a i n t i l l ' r n ab 1e , ,- u f s t l yc n t i t l e d . fbr sr-rch other

I)EMAND FOR JURY'TRIAL

Plaintifl'dernan si a l o f t h i sa c t i o n ad tr bv iurv.

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o -100 \nh I'0L L-OS I-A\\' I]IRNl . \ : l rl e r I ) r . S u i r e 2 6 0 0 r I a l p l . F b n d a - l - 1 6 0r 2 \\\\ \\ p0 ulr) sla\\tantpa c! nl

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