Mayo v. Tricil Environmental Response, Inc.

YELVERTON, Judge.

Henry Mayo appeals the dismissal of his claim based on an alleged retaliatory discharge. Mayo sued alleging a violation of La.R.S. 23:1361(B), which makes it unlawful to fire an employee for asserting a claim for Louisiana worker’s compensation benefits. Mayo sought a monetary civil penalty because of the discharge, as provided by subsection (C) of the statute. After a trial the district judge rejected Mayo’s demands and dismissed his suit. The judge found that the worker’s compensation claim and Mayo’s firing had nothing to do with each other and that this was not, on the…