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Judge denies motion to bar “whistleblower” psych exam

September 1, 2010 – 1:55 pm

A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge has denied an injunction barring the city from forcing a public works employee who filed a “whistleblower” lawsuit to take psychiatric exam before returning to work. In a four page ruling, Circuit Judge James Shake said the mental evaluation ordered for Public Works employee Eric Garrett is not “purely [...]

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New blog, ‘JCPS confidential’ launched

August 23, 2010 – 11:43 am

The beginning of the year for Jefferson County Public Schools started with a serious snafu in busing, two principal suspensions and a superintendent playing dodgeball with the press. Now a new blog has launched encouraging “whistleblowers” to come forward and report mismanagement in the school system, which could shake things up even more. Last week, [...]

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‘Whistleblower’ ordered to undergo pysch test

July 22, 2010 – 5:50 pm

A Metro government employee who filed a “whistleblower” lawsuit against the city now says he is being forced to take a mental health evaluation or lose his job. In an injunction filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court, Shane Sidebottom, an attorney for Public Works employee Eric Garrett, asks a judge to prohibit the city from [...]

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