A former deputy sheriff of Calhoun County, Mississippi has sued the county after he was fired from his job in March this year. In his lawsuit, John Roger Westmoreland has alleged that he was fired because he was black and because he took unavoidable medical leave.
Speaking on behalf of Westmoreland, his attorney Jim Waide stated that the county was being sued by his client, for the actions of Sheriff Bill Gore who fired his client only to replace him with his son. Waide further alleged that his client was hired two years ago because officials felt they needed a black deputy. Westmoreland also claims he was never even sent to the police academy for training and that he was fired the day after he returned from medical leave.
Westmoreland claims that his firing violates the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended in 1991.
Speaking on behalf of Westmoreland, his attorney Jim Waide stated that the county was being sued by his client, for the actions of Sheriff Bill Gore who fired his client only to replace him with his son. Waide further alleged that his client was hired two years ago because officials felt they needed a black deputy. Westmoreland also claims he was never even sent to the police academy for training and that he was fired the day after he returned from medical leave.
Westmoreland claims that his firing violates the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended in 1991.
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