Updated
Updated · Huntington Herald Dispatch · Sep 12
Former Cabell EMS Director Sues County Commission Over Age Discrimination After Job Loss
Updated
Updated · Huntington Herald Dispatch · Sep 12

Former Cabell EMS Director Sues County Commission Over Age Discrimination After Job Loss

2 articles · Updated · Huntington Herald Dispatch · Sep 12

Summary

  • Sept. 1 court filings show former Cabell County EMS director Amos “Gordon” Merry III sued over alleged age discrimination that he says ended his county employment.
  • The complaint, filed in Cabell County Circuit Court in Huntington, names the Cabell County Commission, Cabell County Emergency Medical Services and Commissioner John Mandt Jr. as defendants.
  • Merry alleges the discrimination led directly to the end of his job, turning the dispute into a county-level employment case now before the circuit court.

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