Worker files lawsuit after he says Lebanon company fired him because he’s gay
A worker who claims he was fired because he’s gay has filed a discrimination lawsuit against his former employer.
The attorney for the former worker of Abacus Corporation in Lebanon filed the lawsuit near the close of the business day on Friday, hours before the Labor Day weekend.
James Thompson, who is gay, said he was just doing his job when he fired another worker for making discriminatory comments and then walking off the job.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a right to sue letter to Thompson Aug. 31, and on Friday his attorney filed that discrimination lawsuit at U.S. District Court in Nashville.
“I want all discrimination to stop,” Thompson said. “The way I was fired was not right at all.”
On this Labor Day, Thompson said things are moving much faster than he expected since bringing the allegations of wrongful termination against his former employer.
“[I was] fired for no reason,” Thompson said. “I can’t even draw my unemployment because they won’t issue my termination letter.”