Man Claims He Was Fired For Not Attending Church [View All]

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From the Bentonville (Ark.) Morning News
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/03/30/news/033007prayersuit.txt

BENTONVILLE -- A plumbing company apprentice sued his former employer Thursday, claiming his civil rights were violated when he was fired for not attending church.

The lawsuit was filed by attorney Harry McDermott on behalf of Clifford D. Randel of Benton County. Randel claims he was wrongfully terminated and is seeking $50,000 in punitive damages.

Randel started working for Allied Plumbing and Drain Service in Siloam Springs as an apprentice in December 2004, according to the lawsuit. Randel attended training classes at Arkansas Technical Institute and shadowed another employee until he was fired March 15.

On March 7, Randel was vomiting and had diarrhea and went home sick from work against the advice of another plumber, who said Randel was supposed to take a drug test that morning, according to the complaint. The next day, the company's owner, Dan Mallory, accused Randel of being a drug addict, the suit claims.

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