Former Marshall County dispatcher, Maranda Hanson, has filed a lawsuit against the Marshall County Fiscal Court, including Marshall County Judge-Executive Kevin Neal.
According to the complaint, Hanson had contacted her supervisor asking why she had not been informed that other employees had been asked to quarantine due to possible exposure to the virus. Hanson reportedly didn't receive a reply.
The next day, Hanson arrived at work and allegedly saw a co-worker that had been exposed to the virus. The co-worker reportedly told her that he had been exposed to a patient who had tested positive, and his doctor recommended that he self-quarantine for ten days. The co-worker reportedly believed that because he didn't have any symptoms, he would be fine to go into work.
On March 23, Hanson was reportedly called into the office of the dispatch supervisor, Chris Freeman, and was allegedly told that her email was insubordinate and offensive. Freemen then allegedly suspended her without pay for three days. While speaking with her supervisor, she put in her two weeks notice. Soon after, she learned that she had been terminated effective March 23, the date of her suspension.
One section of the complaint references a message that had reportedly been sent by Jason Accord to Hanson on April 2. According to the message, on March 19, Freeman asked Accord, a Firefighter EMT, and Radio Dispatch Officer employed by the county, to meet with him at the old courthouse. Freeman reportedly told Accord that he wanted to meet at the old courthouse because he was concerned about COVID-19 spreading through the Dispatch Office. According to the lawsuit, Freeman told Accord that he had been working at the old courthouse to limit his exposure.
The lawsuit demands a jury trial, asks for a declaration that the county's conduct was illegal, award for the damages, award in relation to Hanson's costs, and any other relief the Court finds suitable.
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