CEO SMOKED POT, SUIT SAYS.Byline: Don Holland Daily News Staff Writer A Simi Valley man is claiming in a wrongful-termination lawsuit that he was fired from his job because he complained about marijuana use by the company's chief executive officer. In his lawsuit, filed in Ventura County Superior Court, Steven Shalhoob, a former sales representative for Pacific Coast Jerky jerky see biltong. Factory in Ventura, claims his boss, James Bach, ``frequently smoked marijuana in enclosed vehicles, subjecting (Shalhoob) to secondhand smoke sec·ond·hand smoke n. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke that is inhaled unintentionally by nonsmokers and may be injurious to their health if inhaled regularly over a long period. Also called passive smoke. , for which (he) feared health ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl .'' Bach said Friday that he was unaware of the lawsuit and declined to comment until he had a chance to review it. Although Shalhoob says he never joined his boss in smoking marijuana, he was concerned about being arrested, worries that Bach allegedly laughed off. The suit also claims that Shalhoob's objections to the company knowingly hiring illegal aliens contributed to his firing. In addition to wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). , the lawsuit claims intentional infliction of emotional distress The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and retaliation in violation of the state labor code. |
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