CHARLESTON — A former employee claims she was wrongfully terminated from her employment at Thomas Health System after nearly 30 years of employment.
Brian Ulery was also named as a defendant in the suit.
Regina Boardman was employed at Thomas Health System from 1993 until Oct. 13, 2020, and during her employment, she routinely placed orders for products and supplies, including internal phonebooks, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha Circuit Court..
Boardman claims in June, the company's internal phonebook underwent a graphic design change that reflected the new logo and was approved by personnel and the marketing director. Boardman then ordered 50 copies for a total of $186.
Shortly after she had placed the order, a typo was noticed on the cover page and an email was sent to the vendor to cancel the order, but Boardman was not sent the email and by the time she was notified of the desired cancelation of the phonebooks, they had already been printed. Labels were printed to cover the error.
Boardman claims Ulery contacted her about the phonebook issue on Oct. 9 and terminated her employment on Oct. 13. She claims while her given reason was the phonebook order, she believes the real reason she was fired was because she had filed a complaint for a patient in the ER that had been given a prescription that was not safe during pregnancy.
Boardman is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. She is represented by Karen H. Miller, Joseph L. Amos Jr. and Shannon M. Rogers of Miller & Amos.
The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Joanna Tabit.
Kanawha Circuit Court case number: 21-C-303
