Kevin Berling, who suffers from an anxiety disorder, told his employer a birthday celebration would trigger a panic attack, a lawsuit alleges.
A day after the celebration, Berling was called into a meeting where he"was confronted and criticised" for his reaction, according to the lawsuit."At the conclusion of this meeting and because plaintiff had a panic attack, plaintiff was sent home from work for the remainder of August 8 and August 9."
On 11 August, he was sent a letter telling him his contract was being terminated"because of the events of the previous week," the lawsuit says.Gravity Diagnostics did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday. Founder and chief operating officer Julie Brazil told the northern Kentucky news website Link NKY that Berling was dismissed for violating a"workplace violence policy" and that the company stands by its decision.
She also said there had been an increase in incidents of workplace violence, telling the site:"My employees de-escalated the situation to get the plaintiff out of the building as quickly as possible while removing his access to the building, alerting me and sending out security reminders to ensure he could not access the building, which is exactly what they were supposed to do.
"Kevin was an exceptional employee that went above and beyond for his employer and if they would have taken a step back it would have been clear that he did not present any danger at all."
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