Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Republic Services, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 7, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-05028PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
PAPPERT, District Judge.
Plaintiff Erica Bennett (“Bennett”) was terminated from her employment with Republic Services, Inc. (“Republic”) after she reported that a manager logged an earlier than actual arrival time on another employee’s time card. She contends that her termination was related to her report and that her firing violated Pennsylvania’s Whistleblower Law, 43 Pa. Cons. Stat. Section 1421 et seq., and constituted common law wrongful termination. Bennett initially sued Republic in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. Republic removed the case to this Court and…
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