Rutledge v. Johnson County, Kansas, Board of Commissioners

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS RON RUTLEDGE, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 20-2012-DDC-GEB BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS, Defendant. ________________________________________ MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Plaintiff Ron Rutledge worked for defendant Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County, Kansas in the Wastewater Department for 13 years. But in 2018, defendant terminated plaintiff’s employment after plaintiff sat in the breakroom for an hour one morning and refused to work. Plaintiff argued he had permission to do so. But defendant didn’t…