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A Kentucky man is set to be awarded $450,000 stemming from a lawsuit that alleged his work held him a birthday celebration he asked them not to throw, causing a panic attack and ultimately leading to his firing days later.
The plaintiff, Kevin Berling of Kenton County, Kentucky, approached his office manager at Gravity Diagnostics, LLC, on August 2, 2019, requesting that his upcoming birthday on August 7 not be celebrated in the office as was customary practice with the company, the lawsuit alleged.
The plaintiff, Kevin Berling of Kenton County, Kentucky, approached his office manager at Gravity Diagnostics, LLC, on August 2, 2019, requesting that his upcoming birthday on August 7 not be celebrated in the office as was customary practice with the company, the lawsuit alleged.
Berling told management of his anxiety disorder because being the center of attention at an event such as a birthday party “is a source of great stress” for him, the complaint said.
On August 7, a party was arranged in the lunchroom for Berling’s birthday, and learning of the celebration on his way to a lunch break prompted him to have a panic attack, according to the suit.
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The complaint asserted that he abruptly left the office and took his break in his vehicle, where he texted his manager, confronting her about the party he asked not to throw.
The next morning on August 8, Berling was summoned for a meeting with Ted Kanuf and Amy Blackburn and was subsequently criticized by Blackburn regarding his “reaction to the birthday celebration,” the complaint said. The meeting prompted Berling to suffer another panic attack, so he asked Blackburn to stop.
“At this point he starts employing other coping techniques that he’s worked on for years with his therapist.”
“The way he described it is he started hugging himself and asked them to please stop.”
Following the meeting, he was sent home for the remainder of the day and the following day, August 9, as he had a panic attack, the lawsuit said. The complaint stated that soon after arriving home, Berling sent his manager a text and apologized for his panic attack.
On August 11, a Sunday, Gravity Diagnostics sent him an email notifying him of his termination.
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In the 51 years that I worked nobody ever organized a birthday party for me.
ReplyDeleteThat has caused me great anxiety and I therefore should receive 51 * $450,000 or $22,900,000.00
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