The published false allegations of lawsuit filed over 5 years ago are not supported by the sworn testimony of the unemployment claims of the Plaintiffs of the case. One wonders why the Courier Journal or the Times Tribune will not revise, correct, or remove their published articles that they are using for click bait. Allegations made in an unverified lawsuit filing are not subject to penalty of perjury, but that is not the case with unemployment hearings under oath.
Unemployment Hearing Officer concluded:
The claimant stayed at the employment for eight years under these alleged conditions. “When all else is said and done common sense must not be a stranger in the house of the law.” The referee does not find it reasonable that the claimant would have continued to work under such conditions for eight years without taking any sort of legal action or quitting the employment sooner than she did. The claimant also informed her friend that the workplace was a great place to work shortly before leaving. If such harassment were occurring, it does not seem reasonable that the claimant would give the employer a good reference to a long- time family acquaintance.
The claimant voluntarily quit suitable work without good cause attributable to the employment and is disqualified.
On appeal, the Unemployment Insurance Commission found “Claimant’s testimony before the referee lacked consistency and was at times, contradictory.” However, Mr. Romines was candid and straightforward concerning his behaviors and relationship with the Claimant.
“’Claimant argues that Mr. Romines’ sworn admissions are competent, credible evidence of his behaviors, but his uncorroborated testimony as to her alleged behaviors is neither competent nor credible. However, we find that Mr. Romines’ testimony and the included admissions show a level of candor not found in Claimant’s testimony and are found to constitute competent credible evidence that was not refuted nor found unpersuasive in light of her general denials.”
Ultimate Findings of the Unemployment Hearing
In short, Claimant’s evidence is insufficient to support a finding that she was subjected to unwelcome verbal or physical behaviors of a sexual nature.
Following defeat in the unemployment claim and additional evidence coming forward, Plaintiffs requested a nuisance settlement amount, and the claims were resolved