FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2016 PRESS RELEASE FORMER EMPLOYEE FILES SUIT AGAINST EXPRESS GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC. FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION PITTSBURGH, PA, September 17, 2015 – Robert Lambert filed a wrongful termination suit against Xpress Global Systems Inc.. alleging wrongful termination and a hostile work environment.
Mr. Lambert was an exemplary employee was subjected to repeated hostile remarks and actions at his job, including being called “Alzheimer’s Bob” and “Senior Citizen Bob.” His manager stated that Mr. Lambert was “old school” and that the “old guard needed to go.”
Besides being harassed for his age, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act as well as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Mr. Lambert was also harassed because he suffered from diabetes, being called a “pussy” and a “baby” when he needed a brief break to take his insulin. Mr. Lambert was fired shortly after requesting leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Mr. Lambert is represented by Kraemer, Manes & Associates LLC, a Pittsburgh-based law firm focused on representing employees and protecting employee rights. The attorney on this case is Elizabeth Pollock-Avery, Esq.
The case was originally filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas but has since been moved to the United States District Court for Western Pennsylvania.. A digital copy of the filed complaint is available under docket number 2:15-cv-01451.
For more information about this case, contact Elizabeth Pollock-Avery at (412) 626-5580 or at ep@lawkm.com. ###
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