Tennessee Woman, Fired for Refusing BlueCross BlueShield’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Wins $687K
A Tennessee woman who was fired for refusing to get a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine required by her employer has won a nearly $700,000 settlement. A federal jury awarded the money to Tanya Benton, who previously worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST), Fox 17 reported. report Monday. The jury found that her choice […]
Tennessee woman awarded nearly $700k after being fired for refusing the COVID-19 vax
A Tennessee woman who was fired by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) for refusing to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccination has received a nearly $700,000 settlement. A federal jury found that Tanja Benton “demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence” that her decision to refuse the vaccine was based on her […]
Eric Dane reveals the real reason why he was fired from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Eric Dane thinks he’s been fired from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. The 51-year-old Euphoria star spoke about his departure from the long-running ABC series after playing Dr. Mark Sloan for six seasons from 2006 to 2012. “I don’t feel like I quit, I feel like I got fired,” Dane admitted on Dax Shepard’s Show on Friday. “Armchair […]
Former NFL QB JaMarcus Russell fired from coaching job, as lawsuit claims he took high school’s donation money
JaMarcus Russell, who played three years in the NFL, was removed from his high school coaching staff in Alabama after he was accused of misappropriating funds. Russell was a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Williamson High School in Mobile, and the lawsuit alleges he received a $74,000 check designated as a donation to […]
Gregg Berhalter Needs To Be Fired After USMNT Suffers An Outright Disastrous Loss To Panama In Copa América
Gregg Berhalter needs to go … point, blank, period. Midfielder Timothy Weah was hit with a red card in the first half, goalkeeper Matt Turner suffered an injury, and as a result, the United States took an outright disastrous 2-1 defeat Thursday to Panama in Copa América Group C action. Oh, and let’s also not […]
Head of Army Stages Failed Coup in Bolivia Day After Getting Fired
In Bolivia on Wednesday, soldiers led by General Juan Jose Zuniga entered La Paz’s Plaza Murillo, outside the presidential palace, in what the country’s leaders called an “attempted coup.” Zuniga withdrew after controlling the square for about three hours and was quickly arrested, with military officials threatening to “replace the government” and “release all political […]
Harlem Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs fired employee battling amputation health crisis: suit
A new lawsuit accuses Harlem state Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs (D-Manhattan) of wrongfully firing a former staffer who battled a health crisis that ultimately led to the amputation of his leg. In a lawsuit filed this week in Manhattan Supreme Court, Keith Lilly alleges that Gibbs discriminated against him by firing him while he was hospitalized […]
‘Cheap Fake’ Term Coined by Fired Harvard ‘Misinformation Expert’
The term “cheapfake” was coined in 2019 by Joan Donovan, a “misinformation expert” fired by Harvard University. So-called “Bureaucratic reasons” The White House began using the term last week to circulate a video of President Joe Biden malfunctioning in public, and the Biden campaign has reportedly set up a special task force to reduce the […]
Seattle police officer, Burton Hill, fired for off-duty racist comments
A Seattle police officer was fired in 2022 after hurling racist and sexist slurs at a Chinese-American neighbor while off-duty, according to reports. Officer Barton Hill was fired in May. The Seattle Times. His firing came after he got into an argument with his neighbor, Zhen Jing, over the disposal of a dog bone in […]
Longtime SeaWorld mime, Lynn Frey, fired following confrontation with security guard over bike
A longtime SeaWorld mime claims he was fired after a disagreement with a security guard, but was never allowed to tell his side of the story to superiors. Lynn Frey, better known as “Lynn the Mime,” was a regular at SeaWorld Orlando, where she rose to fame performing in the water park and in front […]