WHEELING — A former employee is suing a business that assists teenage girls, alleging wrongful termination, tort of outrage, intentional misrepresentation and spoliation.
Teresa Robson filed a complaint in Ohio Circuit Court against Florence Crittenton Services Inc. and Kathy Szafran, alleging violation of the Wage Payment and Collection Act and the Whistle Blower Statute.
According to the complaint, in August 2014, Robson was hired by Crittenton as a building program manager and was initially tasked to work Monday to Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the company, which provides housing and services to teenage girls.
However, the suit says, Robson's employment hours were gradually increased due to lack of qualified staff and she was also obligated to provide direct care to clients without the proper training or credentials. Robson says this exposed her to a dangerous, hostile and threatening environment, and she eventually was terminated Sept. 8, 2016, without cause and in retaliation of the good faith report she initiated.
The plaintiff alleges Florence Crittenton Services and Szafran failed to compensate Robson for all wages in which she is entitled, failed to timely pay her after termination, terminated her for filing a grievance with the company, failed to give proper notice to the plaintiff of her pending termination, misrepresented to law enforcement that Robson was intentionally holding information, and failed to keep and maintain documents and other evidence related to the plaintiff's claim.
Robson seeks trial by jury, compensatory and punitive damages, including interest, costs, fees and all further just relief. She is represented by attorney Paul J. Harris of Wheeling.
Ohio Circuit Court case number 18-C-204