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`Mountaire Farms, Inc.
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`STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
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`Mountnire Farms. [£10.
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`PETITION TO PROCEED
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`Petition To Assert Claims - As a party in the above entitled action. I affirm that I am financially unable to advance the required costs for the
`prosecution of the claims l have asserted. Therefore. I now petition the Court for an order allowing me to assert my claims as an indigent.
`DI am an inmate in the custody of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice.
`(NOTE TO CLERK: I! this block is checked, this Petition must be submitted to 5 Superior Court Judge for disposition provided on the reverse.)
`Petition To File Motions - As a party in the above entitled action. l aflirrn that I am financially unable to advance the required costs to
`file a notice of hearing on a motion. Therefore. I now petition the Court for an order allowing me to file my motion as an indigent.
`E] Petition To Appeal - As the individual appellant in the above entitled small claims action. I affirrn that I am financially unable to pay
`the cost for the appeal of this action from small claims to district court. Therefore, I now petition the Court for an order allowmg me to
`appeal this action to district court as an indigent.
`D Petition To File Expunction Petition - As the petitioner in the above entitled action. I affirm that I am financially unable to advance
`the required costs to file an expunction petition. Therefore. I now petition the Court for an order allowing me to file my expunction
`petition as an indigent
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`E] I am presently a recipient of
`El Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAPlfood stamps).
`E] Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
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`am represented by private counsel working on behalf of such a legal services organization. (Attach a letter from your legal services attorney
`or have your attorney sign the certificate below.)
`[I Although I am not a recipient of SNAP/food stamps. TANF. or 88!. nor am I represented by legal services, I am financially unable to
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`I certIfy that the above named petitioner is represented by a legal services organization that has as its primary purpose the furnishing of
`legal services to indigent persons or is represented by private counsel working on behalf of or under the auspices of such legal services
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`North Carolina Justice Center
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`IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
`SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
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`COMPLAINT
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`ANTHONY VINES,
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`Plaintiff,
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`MOUNTAIRE FARMS, INC.
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`Defendant.
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`INTRODUCTION
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`This is a civil action seeking damages and equitable relief from Defendant
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`Mountaire Farms, Inc. for its unlawful retaliation against Plaintiff Anthony Vines in violation of
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`the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (“REDA”), NC. Gen. Stat. § 95-240, et seq.,
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`and for wrongful discharge of Plaintiff in violation of North Carolina public policy.
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`PARTIES
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`2.
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`Plaintiff Anthony Vines is a resident of Robeson County, North Carolina. Plaintiff
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`was employed at the Mountaire Farms, Inc. chicken processing facility in Lumber Bridge, North
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`Carolina from approximately August 2018 through April 2019. During that period, Plaintiff was
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`an “employee” of Defendant within the meaning of REDA and the common law.
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`3.
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`Defendant Mountaire Farms, Inc. (“Mountaire”) is a company organized and
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`existing under the laws of the State ofNorth Carolina, with its registered office in Raleigh, North
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`Carolina, and places of business in Robeson and Chatham Counties, North Carolina. Mountaire
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`was at all relevant times a “person” under REDA, NC. Gen. Stat. § 95-240(1), and an
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`“employer” within the meaning of the common law.
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`JURISDICTION AND VENUE
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`4.
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`This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties to this action
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`pursuant to NC. Gen. Stat § 95-243. Venue is proper in Wake County under NC. Gen. Stat. §§
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`1-79(a)(1) and 95-243(a) because Defendant has a registered office in and therefore resides in
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`Wake County.
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`FACTS
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`The foregoing allegations are incorporated by reference herein.
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`Defendant hired Plaintiff in August of 20 1 8 to perform manual labor in its
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`chicken processing facility in Lumber Bridge, North Carolina.
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`Plaintiff performed his job without ever receiving any written warnings related to
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`his performance.
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`At the time he was hired, Plaintiff filled out a medical questionnaire and disclosed
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`orally to his supervisor, Tiffany Campbell, that he suffered from neuropathy which caused foot
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`pain and made it difficult for him to do certain types of work.
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`Plaintiff was 53 years old when he began working for Defendant.
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`Plaintiff’s supervisor, Campbell, regularly made comments to him about his age.
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`For example, when he had difficulty operating the manual forklift because the wheels got
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`jammed, she would remark that he was slow and old. Later, when Plaintiff worked packaging
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`chicken tenders, she continued to comment that he was slow due to his age.
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`11.
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`In January of 2019, Defendant assigned Plaintiff to work packing chicken in dry
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`ice. Plaintist job involved shoveling dry ice from a bin into a tote. Plaintiff then scooped dry
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`ice from the tote onto the chicken as it traveled down a conveyor belt.
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`12.
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`Plaintiff suffered a range of symptoms from the constant exposure to the dry ice
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`vapors. His nose ran continuously. His mouth was always dry. Plaintiff experienced headaches
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`and loss of appetite.
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`13.
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`Plaintiff raised his concerns about the unsafe working conditions on multiple
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`occasions to his supervisor, Tiffany Campbell. Campbell responded that other workers were not
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`complaining.
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`Only two people worked packing chicken in dry ice during each shift.
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`15. When Plaintiff worked packing chicken in dry ice, his shifi began around 5:30
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`pm. and ended around 2:30 am.
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`Plaintiff requested additional safety equipment, explaining that the plastic face
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`shield he was provided still allowed the dry ice fumes to reach his face. Campbell declined to
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`provide additional equipment, so Plaintiff purchased his own mask to wear. However, Campbell
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`instructed Plaintiff not to wear the mask.
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`17.
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`After several weeks or more of experiencing health effects from the dry ice,
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`Plaintiff contacted the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the North Carolina
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`Department of Labor on February 15, 2019. That same day, Plaintiff lefi work early because of
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`the symptoms he was experiencing.
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`Plaintiff felt sick all the next day, a Saturday, and on that Sunday he went to the
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`emergency room where he was diagnosed with, among other things, dehydration and sciatic
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`nerve pain. Plaintiff was given a medical excuse from work until February 23.
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`19. When Plaintiff returned to work, he presented the doctor’s note to Gilda
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`Richardson from the Human Resources Department and expressed his concerns about his
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`exposure to dry ice and the need for protective gear. He also told Richardson that he had
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`complained about the dry ice to Campbell on several occasions, but Campbell had ignored his
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`complaints.
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`20.
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`That same day, Richardson informed Plaintiff for the first time that he had
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`accumulated 13 “occurrences,” or events that could lead to discipline, and that Defendant could
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`fire Plaintiff after 8 occurrences. Richardson then told Plaintiff they would reduce his
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`occurrences to 7 as long as he continued to work without complaint. Plaintiff understood
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`Richardson’s comments to be a threat.
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`21.
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`On March 5, 2019, an investigator or investigators from the Occupational Safety
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`and Health Division (OSH) of the North Carolina Department of Labor inspected the Lumber
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`Bridge Mountaire facility in response to Plaintiffs February 15 OSH complaint. The inspectors
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`conducted personal air monitoring sampling.
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`22.
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`OSH visited the Lumber Bridge Mountaire facility on March 5. Upon
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`information and belief, that visit took place during the day shift at Mountaire.
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`23.
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`The week of the OSH investigation, Plaintiff’s supervisor subjected him to
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`increased scrutiny with respect to his work performance and threatened him with writeups,
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`especially during his March 5 to 6 overnight shift.
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`24. When Plaintiff arrived at work on Wednesday, March 6 to begin his shift, he
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`asked a supervisor to come with him to speak to Tiffany Campbell and asked Campbell to stop
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`harassing him.
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`25.
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`The supervisor then spoke to Gilda Richardson who immediately took Plaintiff‘s
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`name badge and told Plaintiff to leave and not to come back until Monday, which was March 11,
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`2019.
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`26.
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`27.
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`Defendant suspended Plaintiff for 3 days, March 6, March 7 and March 8.
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`Plaintiff returned to work after his suspension on March 11. At that time, he was
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`reassigned to a new position that required constant heavy lifiing and caused him back and feet
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`Plaintiff was only able to work in the new position for one day due to the pain it
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`caused and requested a leave of absence, which was granted.
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`29.
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`OSH returned to Mountaire on March 12 and conducted additional personal air
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`monitoring. OSH determined that the readings demonstrated that the carbon monoxide levels
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`exceeded the permissible exposure limit.
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`30.
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`On or around April 18, Plaintiff presented a doctor’s note to Defendant
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`recommending that he be put on light duty, but Defendant instead terminated Plaintiff that same
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`31.
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`Defendant terminated Plaintiff 3 employment because of Plaintiff's complaints to
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`Defendant about unsafe working conditions and because he filed a complaint with OSH about
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`those working conditions.
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`32.
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`On May 29, 2019, OSH issued a citation and fine to Defendant for violating
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`OSHA with respect to the handling of dry ice.
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`33.
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`On June 17, 2019, Plaintiff filed a complaint with NCDOL regarding his
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`termination in retaliation for his complaints to Defendant and to OSH about unsafe working
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`34.
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`Defendant terminated Plaintist employment because he opposed their violations
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`of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina (“OSHA”) and because he filed a
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`complaint with NCDOL about Defendant’s OSHA violations.
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`35.
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`Prior to being terminated, Plaintiff worked approximately 42 hours per week for
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`Defendant and was paid $14.10 per hour.
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`36.
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`Plaintiff has not been able to find employment since being terminated by
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`Defendant.
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`37.
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`On September 2, 2020, the Commissioner of Labor issued Plaintiff a right-to-sue
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`letter for his complaint under the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (“REDA”).
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`FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
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`(Violation of REDA, NC. Gen. Stat. § 95-240 et seq.)
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`38.
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`The foregoing allegations are incorporated by reference herein.
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`39.
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`By reassigning Plaintiff to a position that required heavy lifting on March 12,
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`2019 which exacerbated his neuropathy and sciatic nerve pain, Defendant unlawfully
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`discriminated against him and retaliated against him for his exercise of his rights to file a claim
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`or complaint, initiate any inquiry, investigation, proceeding or other action with respect to the
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`OSHA, in violation of NC. Gen. Stat. § 95-241(a).
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`40.
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`In terminating Plaintiff, Defendant unlawfully discriminated against him and
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`retaliated against him for his exercise of his rights to file a claim or complaint, initiate any
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`inquiry, investigation, proceeding or other action with respect to the OSHA, in violation of NC.
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`Gen. Stat. § 95-241(a).
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`41.
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`Defendant’s relocation of Plaintiff was a “retaliatory action” within the meaning
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`of NC. Gen. Stat. § 95-240(2) and was a discriminatory or retaliatory action against Plaintiff
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`within the meaning ofNC. Gen. State. § 95-241(a). The reassignment of Plaintiff was therefore
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`unlawful.
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`42.
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`Defendant’s termination of Plaintiff5 employment on April 18, 2019 was a
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`“retaliatory action” within the meaning ofNC. Gen. Stat. § 95-240(2) and was a discriminatory
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`or retaliatory action against Plaintiff within the meaning ofNC. Gen. Stat. § 95-24l(a). The
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`termination of Plaintiff’s employment was therefore unlawful.
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`43.
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`In accordance with NC. Gen Stat. § 95-242, Plaintiff timely filed complaints with
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`NCDOL against Defendant alleging unlawful retaliation and discrimination against him for
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`asserting his rights under OSHA.
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`44.
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`The Commissioner of Labor issued Plaintiff Right-to-Sue Letters on September 2,
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`45.
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`This action is timely filed within ninety days of September 2, 2020, as provided
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`by NC. Gen. Stat. § 95-243(b).
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`46.
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`Defendants’ retaliatory and discriminatory behavior proximately caused Plaintiff
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`to suffer damages in an amount to be determined at trial but in excess of $25,000 in lost wages,
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`lost benefits, and other economic losses.
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`47.
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`Defendant’s termination of Plaintiff because of his exercise of his rights under
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`NCOSHA was intentional and willful, within the meaning of NC. Gen. Stat. § 95-243, entitling
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`plaintiff to recover treble damages.
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`SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
`(Wrongful Discharge in Violation of Public Policy)
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`48.
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`The foregoing allegations are incorporated by reference herein.
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`49.
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`The public policy ofNorth Carolina, as expressed in NC. Gen. Stat. § 95-240 et
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`seq., protects employees against retaliatory action and discrimination for exercising their
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`statutory rights under OSHA, including by providing information, threatening to file a complaint,
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`and filing a complaint regarding violations of OSHA.
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`50.
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`Defendant violated the public policy of the State ofNorth Carolina by terminating
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`Plaintiff because he exercised his rights under the OSHA, because he opposed his employer’s
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`violations of the OSHA and because he filed a complaint with the North Carolina Department of
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`Labor regarding the unlawful safety and health conditions related to the use of dry ice.
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`Defendant wrongfirlly discharged Plaintiff in contravention of the express public policy of the
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`State of North Carolina, which is actionable under North Carolina law.
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`51.
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`As a proximate result of Defendant’s wrongful discharge of Plaintiff, Plaintiff has
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`suffered lost income, emotional distress, anxiety, humiliation, expenses, and other damages in an
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`amount to be determined at trial but in excess of $25,000, and is entitled to recover
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`compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial.
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`52.
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`Defendants’ actions were done maliciously, willfully or wantonly, or in a manner
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`that demonstrates a reckless disregard for Plaintist rights. As a result of Defendant’s conduct,
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`Plaintiff is entitled to recover punitive damages.
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`PRAYER FOR RELIEF
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`WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests the following relief:
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`That the Court declare that Defendant’s practices complained of herein are
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`unlawfill under REDA and North Carolina common law;
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`That the Court enter a judgment against Defendant and order Defendant to pay
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`Plaintiff compensatory damages, including unpaid wages, as well as exemplary, liquidated,
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`punitive and/or treble damages;
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`That the Court award Plaintiff all reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in
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`connection with this action;
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`That the Court award Plaintiff pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, as
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`provided by law;
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`That the Court grant the Plaintiff a trial by a jury; and
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`Such other and further legal and equitable relief as this Court deems necessary,
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`just, and proper.
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`DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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`Plaintiff hereby demands a trial by jury on all issues presented herein.
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`This the lst day of December, 2020.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER
`PO. Box 28068
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`Raleigh, NC 27611
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`(919) 856-2175 (fax)
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`BY: Clermont F. Ripley
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`919—856-2154
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`clermont@ncjustice.org.
`Attorney at Law
`NC Bar # 36761
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`Carol L. Brooke
`919-856-2144
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`carol@ncjustice.org
`Attorney at Law
`NC Bar # 29126
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`File No.
`STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
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`In The Genera Court Of Justice '
`El District
`Superior Court Division
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`WAKE
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`County
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`Anthony Vines
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`1715 N ,1 Dr
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`Fayettevillc, NC 28303
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`Name Of Defendant(s)
`Mountaire Farms, Inc.
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`CIVIL summons
`[I ALIAS AND PLURIES SUMMONS (ASSESS FEE)
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`Date Original Summons Issued
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`G.S. 1A—1, Rules 3 and 4
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`Date(s) Subsequent Summons(es) Issued
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`To Each Of The Defendant(s) Named Below:
`Name And Address Of Defendant 1
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` Name And Address Of Defendant 2
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`Mountaire Farms, Inc.
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`c/o CT Corporation
`160 Mine Lake Court, Suite 200
`Raleigh, NC 27615
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`IMPORTANT! You have been sued! These papers are legal documents, DO NOT throw these papers out!
`You have to respond within 30 days. You may want to talk with a lawyer about your case as soon as
`possible, and, if needed, speak with someone who reads English and can translate these papers!
`llMPORTANTE! [Se ha entablado un proceso civil en su contra! Estos papeles son documentos legales.
`[N0 TIRE estos papeles!
`Tiene que contestar a mas tardar en 30 dias. iPuede querer consultar con un abogado lo antes posible
`acerca de su caso y, de ser necesario, hablar con alguien que lea inglés y que pueda traducir estos
`documentos!
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`A Civil Action Has Been Commenced Against You!
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`You are notified to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff as follows:
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`1. Serve a copy of your written answer to the complaint upon the plaintiff or plaintiff‘s attorney within thirty (30) days after you have been
`served. You may serve your answer by delivering a copy to the plaintiff or by mailing it to the plaintiff’s last known address, and
`2. File the original of the written answer with the Clerk of Superior Court of the county named above.
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`If you fail to answer the complaint, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demnded in the complaint.
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`NameAndAddress OfPlaintiff'sAttomey (ifnone, Address OfPlaintiff)
`ClcrmontRtpley
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`North Carolina Justice Center
`PO. Box. 28068
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`Raleigh, NC 27611
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`Date lssu: .
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`Time
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`El Assistant CSC’1 Deputy CSC D Clerk Of Superior Court
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`Date Of Endorsement
`Time
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`Signature
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`I [:1 ENDORSEMENT (ASSESS FEE)
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`DAM DPM
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`This Summons was originally issued on the date indicated
`above and returned not served. At the request of the plaintiff,
`the time within which this Summons must be served is
`extended sixty (60) days.
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`El Assistant 050E] Deputy csc D Clerk OfSuperior Court
`Case 5:21-cv-00059-BO Document 1-1 Filed 02/04/21 Page 14 of 15
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`NOTE TO PARTIES: Many counties have MANDATORYARBITRATION programs in which most cases where the amount in controversy is $25,000 or
`less are heard by an arbitrator before a trial. The parties will be notified if this case is assigned for mandatory arbitration, and, if
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`[:I By delivering to the defendant named above a copy of the summons and complaint.
`D By leaving a copy of the summons and complaint at the dwelling house or usual place of abode of the defendant named above with a
`person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein.
`[I As the defendant is a corporation, service was effected by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the person named
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`Name And Address Of Person With Whom Copies Left (if corporation, give title ofperson copies left with)
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`[3 Other manner of service (specify)
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`[:1 Defendant WAS NOT served for the following reason:
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`DEFENDANT 2
`Time Served
`Name Of Defendant
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`|:] AM [:| PM
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`1:] By delivering to the defendant named above a copy of the summons and complaint.
`I:] By leaving a copy of the summons and complaint at the dwelling house or usual place of abode of the defendant named above with a
`person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein.
`[I As the defendant is a corporation, service was effected by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the person named
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`Name And Address Of Person With Whom Copies Left (if corporation, give title ofperson copies left with)
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`[:1 Other manner of service (specify)
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`I] Defendant WAS NOT served for the following reason:
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`Case 5:21-cv-00059-BO Document 1-1 Filed 02/04/21 Page 15 of 15
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`Signature Of Deputy Sheriff Making Return
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`Date Received Name Of Sheriff (type or print)
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