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A Florida woman received a $100,000 settlement after being fired from York County Pleasant Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mary Ann Gruzs claims she was wrongfully terminated from her job after speaking out about possible asbestos exposure.
According to the lawsuit, Gruzs was fired after pointing out possible asbestos contamination at her work. Gruzs worked in the salon at the nursing facility and said she noticed the floor tiles were beginning to crack and become discolored. She said she spoke to a facility maintenance worker and had reason to believe the damaged tiles contained asbestos.
According to the lawsuit, Gruzs pointed out the damaged tiles and expressed her concern of harmful asbestos exposure to her employers. The tiles were eventually replaced after repeated requests from Gruzs; however, she claims they never tested for asbestos and didn’t take any precaution when replacing the damaged tiles.
Upon completion of the project, Gruzs requested that the air quality of the salon and surrounding areas be tested for toxic levels of asbestos fibers, but the facility managers, once again, refused.
After repeated attempts to get her employers to test for asbestos, Gruzs said she decided to take matters into her own hands. She took the damaged tiles to an independent laboratory and had it tested for asbestos. The results proved her to be correct, revealing that the tiles and the adhesive backing contained toxic levels of asbestos.
Shortly after the results came in, Gruzs was fired from the salon. She filed the lawsuit claiming that she was fired for speaking out about the asbestos contamination her employers were attempting to uncover. The county claims she was fired for missing three consecutive days of work without calling in.
According to county officials, they settled at $100,000 to save on time and money, and that the settlement does not mean they are admitting any fault.
(Source: Trans World News)
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