Ex Parte Gadsden Country Club

Steven P. Hurst sued the Gadsden Country Club (“GCC”) in the Etowah Circuit Court, alleging that his employment had been terminated in retaliation for his seeking worker’s compensation benefits after suffering an on-the-job injury, in violation of § 25-5-11.1, Ala.Code 1975.1 In its answer, GCC denied that Hurst had been terminated for filing a worker’s compensation claim and stated that legitimate grounds existed for Hurst’s termination, unrelated to any worker’s compensation claim. In an answer to an interrogatory, GCC stated that Hurst was fired for leaving work after the accident that…