HUNTINGTON – A man is suing Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc. after he claims his employment was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for applying for workers' compensation benefits. Manpower of WV Inc. was also named as a defendant in the suit. Andrian Sowards began employment with the defendants on May 19, 2014, and, during his employment, Manpower issued checks for payment of Sowards' wages, according to a complaint originally filed in Putnam Circuit Court and removed the federa
HUNTINGTON – A Hurricane woman is suing Healthsouth Corporation after she claims it violated her rights under the Family & Medical Leave Act. Danielle Haynes began her employment with the defendant on Jan. 9, 2012, and in 2014, she became pregnant with her first child, according to a complaint filed in Cabell Circuit Court. Haynes claims she gave birth to her son on Feb. 3, several months premature and on Feb. 10, she notified the defendant that she would need to take leave under the Family &
HUNTINGTON – A Wayne County woman is suing Alcon Laboratories after she claims it discriminated against her because of her race, gender and disability. Tayona Powell worked for Alcon for approximately eight months when she learned she would need to undergo surgery to remove fibroid tumors on March 24, according to a complaint filed in Cabell Circuit Court. Powell claims she timely notified the defendant of her need for surgery and the defendant told her that she would need to resign from her e
