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LK ... Suggestions and or corrections are indicated in blue or red below:
Looks good. LONG but good ... let's call it detail oriented ... ;o)
Had to get some new shoes for my baby blue (T-Bird) on the front it started
shaking ... so I was out of the office until about 12:30 pm ... now I need to
do some work ... since I've been trying to work on this for you ... off and
on since I've been back ... ;o)
In a message dated 8/28/2002 12:06:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
leekent@comcast.net writes:
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FORM 5 (Test 10/94)
Chare of Discrimination:
Charge of Discrimination:
[x] FEPA
[x] EEOC
Name: Lee Kent Hempfling
Home Phone: 843-327-1996
Street Address: 53 Muirfield Parkway, Charleston S.C. 29414
DOB: 09/09/52
Employer: L.M. Communications Inc.
# Employees: 15+
Phone: 843-769-4799
Street Address: 59 Windemere Blvd. Charleston S.C. 29407
Cause of Discrimination Based On:
[x] Age
[x] Religion
[x] Retaliation
The Particulars Are:
I: I was subjected to discriminatory terms and conditions of
employment, harassed, denied employment, subjected to a hostile work
environment as it pertains to my religion, as well as a retailatory
environment (instead of: religious and retaliatory work environment), denied
employment by being discharged (instead of: and discharged) from my full
time position in (instead of because of) retaliation for my attempt to offer
equal employment opportunities (instead of ability) by my desire to comply
with the United States EEO policies as they pertain to the (instead of in)
hiring of minorities, in addition to complaining about the refusal of
management to consider minorities for full time positions and objecting to
and requesting management's intervention to stop harassment directed at me in
and out of the workplace (instead of and out of the workplace) which
"contributed to the hostile environment" experienced at work in violation of
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
A: Retaliatory Actions, Hostility, Threatening,
Intimidating and Humiliating factors (instead of: Intimidation) I was
subjected to included:
1: Threatening emails while employed.
2: Threatening email after discharge.
I'd swith 2 & 3 around.
3: Threatening anti-Semitic terrorist
photo sent in email.
4: Refusal to permit the carrying out of
my managerial position and work related (instead of job) responsibilities.
I'd switch 5 & 6 around 5: Blame for lost commercial revenue.
6: Sabotage of work performed.
I'd combine 6 & 12: and of program elements for my morning show.
7: Public humiliation and character
assassination.
I'd delete 8 by incorporating it into #7 by adding:
by management to include in the presence of other
staff employees.
8: Humiliation to staff by management.
9: Attempts to trick me into violating
corporate policy.
For # 9, I'd say: Attempts to manipulate me to violate verbal guidance
received from the owner and/or violate other federal policies.
10: Sabotage of transmitter power to
damage performance.
11: Sabotage of station audio processing
to damage performance.
12: Sabotage of program elements for my morning show.
I'd delet 12 and add to #6.
13: My wife and I (instead of: I AND my wife) were
ordered not to access any phone number in the
Lexington KY area code.
14: Refusal by management to permit necessary work
tools in order to accomplish required work specific tasks. Work tools were
supplied and/or made available (instead of: Supplied) after I was discharged.
15: Repeatedly referred to and called a liar.
(instead of: Called a liar repeatedly.)
16: Insulted continuously behind my back.
I'd delete 16 ... it's a part of #7 already.
17: Ignoring every instance reported by me of
alleged illegal activity.
18: Receipt of edited audio music file obviously
claiming responsibility for my discharge.
I'd place this along with #3 after you make the switch btween # 2 and #3, or
make it the new #4.
19: Equipment was damaged.
I'd delete #19 or add it to #'6 above.
20: Notices of unsafe working conditions were ignored.
I'd combine #20 with #17 using the verbage of #17 after the verbage of #20.
i.e., additionally, reports of alleged illegal activity taking place in the
work environment went without investigation and/or ignored.
21: Music scheduling software was tampered with.
I'd combine #21 with #6.
22: Attack continued after employment.
Already stated in #2 above ... new #3
23: Retaliated against for continuously asking for
permission to hire a minority full time staff member
for my department in effort to maximize the full
potential of the Programming Department's on air
staff in the quality of work performed and
professionalism required to increase the stations
ratings and enhance the public relations and imaging
of the station. (instead of: Penalized for wanting
to improve the midday show by
reducing the show to part time if I wanted to
replace the current staff member.)
24: Rumors and innuendos.
I'd combine #24 with #7
25: Threatened with legal action.
26: Refusal to repair equipment.
I'd place with #11 or #14.
27: Replacing equipment with inferior parts.
I'd place with #11 or #14.
28: Hatred for 'black' music.
I'd be more specific ...
29: Branded a 'complainer'.
I'd combine #29 with #7
30: Intimidation of new employees before starting
date.
I'd combine #30 with #1
31: Software was deleted from production
equipment.
I'd combine #31 with #6
32: Given a broken 'boom box' to suffice for an
aircheck
machine.
I'd combine #32 with #6
33: Retaliation for stopping 'Plugola' on the
air.
I'd combine #33 with #17.
34: Continual reference to changing format.
I'd combine #34 with #28.
35: Phone call from engineer yelling about a
memo I
was told to write asking for his help in
changing
microphones.
I'd combine #35 with # 7
36: Show prep stolen from my desk.
I'd combine #36 with #6
37: Equipment in my desk was damaged.
I'd combine #37 with #6
38: Given a non-working phone for my desk.
I'd combine #38 with #6
39: Ethics questioned.
I'd combine #39 with #4 and/or #15
40: Interruptions on the 'hotline' while doing
my show.
I'd combine #40 with #6
41: Tampering with the station's Legal ID
I'd combine #41 with #9 and/or #17
42: Given worst computer in the building for my
desk.
I'd combine #42 with #6
43: Degradation of my wife for having spoken to
Lynn Martin.
I'd combine #43 with #13 with the verbage already at 13 placed after the
beginning of the current #43.
Don't forget to renumber ... ;o) Don't add anything else ... just renumber
;o)
II: The reason I was given for discharge was "poor performance of
the station" however the Arbitron ratings results for the period in question
showed "significant gains" according to Mindy Spar, entertainment writer for
the Charleston Post & Courier. I tried repeatedly to hire a minority person
full time but was forced out of my employment for doing so.
III: I believe I have been discriminated against because of my
religion, Jewish, in retaliation for complaining about discrimination in
violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
IV: At-Will employment does not apply as an implied contract was in
force.
V: The company discriminates against Blacks as a class relative
to hiring, job assignments, wages, promotions, transfers, discipline and
discharge.
VI. The company discriminates against those who object to such
actions and discriminates against those who attempt to comply with the United
States Equal Employment Opportunities rules, policies, and regulations or who
try to correct such violations and actions as they pertain to Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
your opinion please?
FORM 5 (Test
10/94)
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Chare of
Discrimination:
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