Tag: Miner

Company to Pay Ex-Employee After Discrimination Lawsuit

A mining company with operations in West Virginia has agreed to pay $62,500 to a former employee who was terminated.

The Register-Herald reports former employee Michael Jagodzinski had filed a lawsuit against Rhino Energy WV, accusing the company of failing to take action to stop harassment against his Polish ancestry.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a news release Wednesday that Jagodzinski was subjected to ethnic slurs and had offensive graffiti written about him in the workplace.

According to the lawsuit, the company unlawfully fired Jagodzinski in retaliation for his complaints.

Rhino Energy WV also entered into a five-year consent decree last week, stating it must implement a policy prohibiting harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

The company did not immediately comment to the newspaper.

W.Va. Woman Laid Off By Mining Company Sues

A woman let go by a West Virginia mining company has filed a federal lawsuit claiming she lost her job to a man because of her gender and pregnancy.

The Dominion Post reports that Alyssa Moate Larry filed the suit against Marion County Coal Co. The subsidiary of Murray Energy operates the Loveridge Mine.

In her civil action, Larry says after she gave birth in February, she returned to work but was not provided an appropriate location to pump breast milk. Later, her suit claims she was laid off and a man ultimately took over her duties.

Larry says she was told her position was being eliminated.

In response, Marion County Coal Co. denied many of the allegations.

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