January 30, 2017
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against an Arkansas church, alleging it retaliated against two employees for complaints about poor ventilation. One firing occurred after the pastor saw three Facebook posts about conditions at the church.
The DOL says in September 2015, Darrin Carnahan, an employee of Soldiers of the Cross d/b/a Shepherd’s Chapel Church, told his supervisors that the church’s print shop had poor ventilation that was making him sick. Specifically, Carnahan claimed printer toner cartridges contained possible carcinogens. DOL’s lawsuit claims the supervisor took no action.
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