HUNTINGTON – A woman is suing the Cabell County Board of Education after she claims it discriminated and retaliated against her.
Jill Farley was a school teacher for the county from 2003 until 2014, according to a complaint filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Farley claims on Oct. 22, 2014, the defendant unlawfully terminated her employment, in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the West Virginia Human Rights Act and West Virginia common law prohibiting retaliation against persons with disabilities.
In 2014, Farley experienced serious health conditions, including a medical diagnosis of anxiety and notified the defendant of her health condition and her required treatment of her medical condition, according to the suit.
Farley claims the defendant had actual notice of her health condition and granted her a personal leave of absence.
The plaintiff completed and submitted the required FMLA paperwork in August 2014 and at no time did the defendant grant and/or otherwise designate Farley’s leave from work as leave under the FMLA, according to the suit.
Farley claims on Oct. 22, 2014, the defendant terminated her employment and, at the time of her employment, she was eligible and qualified for leave under the FMLA and the defendant was a covered employer under the FMLA that was required to provide her with an FMLA determination upon receipt of her FMLA paperwork.
The defendant caused Farley to suffer lost wages and benefits; lost retirement benefits; emotional distress; humiliation; and embarrassment and ridicule, according to the suit.
Farley is seeking compensatory and punitive damages with pre- and post-judgment interest. She is being represented by Hoyt Glazer of the Law Office of Hoyt Glazer PLLC.
The case is assigned to District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia case number: 3:16-cv-00186
