Category: fired

Chicago Mayor’s Administration to Pay $100,000 to Settle Whistleblower Claims by Former Treasurer Employees

By Gregory Pratt From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle whistleblower complaints by two city treasurer employees who alleged they were improperly fired, records obtained by the Chicago Tribune show. Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin dismissed her chief of staff, Tiffany Harper, in late 2020, as well as three…


Apple Worker Says She Was Fired After Leading Movement Against Harassment

SAN FRANCISCO—An Apple employee who led fellow workers in publicly sharing instances of what they called harassment and discrimination at the company said on Thursday that she had been fired. Janneke Parrish, an Apple program manager, said the iPhone maker informed her on Thursday that she had been terminated for deleting material on company equipment…


Ohio Police Officer Fired After Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man Andre Hill

The police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in Columbus, Ohio, last week, has been fired, according to the city’s police chief. Officer Adam Coy was terminated on Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill, who was holding a cellphone, and failing to administer first aid for several minutes. Columbus Police…