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Carpet cleaning manager terminated for COVID-19 objections update: Company denies it didn't provide PPE
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service who claimed he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced, now denies that his former company provided him with personal protective equipment. -
Case of carpet cleaner fired for objecting to lack of COVID-19 protocols sees case dismissed and then reinstated
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service who claimed he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced, saw his case dismissed from and now, remanded to, state court. -
Carpet cleaning manager terminated for COVID-19 objections update: Judge dismisses plaintiff's case
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service who claimed he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced, has seen his case dismissed in state court. -
Carpet cleaning company, accused of firing employee for not working in COVID safe areas, defends self
PITTSBURGH – A carpet cleaning service accused of wrongfully terminating a former employee for his objection to working in areas where protective measures were not being practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic, has again argued that the plaintiff has not shown a public policy exception to his at-will employment status. -
Allegheny County judge grants objections in carpet cleaner's COVID-19 exposure and wrongful termination case
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has granted the preliminary objections of an upholstery cleaning company, which is defending itself against a wrongful termination suit filed by a former employee who says he was fired for objecting to working in areas where protective measures were not being practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Property owners say their construction didn't violate 2005 sale agreement with Scranton JCC
SCRANTON – A pair of property owners and a campground foundation in Scranton deny that construction that took place on a campsite violates the terms of a 2005 property sale agreement that the defendants pledged to abide by. -
Carpet-cleaner fired over COVID-19 concerns update: Company says no proof shown it violated public policy
PITTSBURGH – A carpet cleaning service accused of wrongfully terminating a former employee for his objection to working in areas where protective measures were not being practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic, counters that the plaintiff has not shown a public policy exception to his at-will employment status. -
Scranton Jewish Community Center litigating with property buyers over alleged unauthorized construction
SCRANTON – A religious community center in Scranton is pursuing an injunction over construction taking place on the site of its summer camp, charging that the unapproved construction violates the terms of a 2005 property sale agreement that the defendants pledged to abide by. -
Carpet cleaning company manager says he was terminated, when objecting to customers not following COVID-19 protocol
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service claims that he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced. -
Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh accused of racial discrimination
PITTSBURGH — An administrative assistant is suing Young Men and Women’s Hebrew Association, doing business as Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, citing alleged racial discrimination among other violations.