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Fired Over $15. Or Was It
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he HR Complaints? A laundromat worker reimbu
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sed herself $15 from the register for a taxi fare—something she claimed was standard practice with a receipt. Three days later, she was fired. But because she had just complained about racial harassment, disability discrimination, and unpaid wages, the timing raised red flags. The Second Circuit sai
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a jury should decide whether she was fired for taking the $15—or for speaking up. TL;DR: The Second
Circ
uit just revived a fired laundromat worker’s claims of race and national origin discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, failure to accommodate under the