Description

Individual employed as a lead carpenter in the construction and remodeling industry was terminated after an on-the-job altercation in which he was acting in self-defense. He believes the termination was retaliatory, motivated by his anticipated workers' compensation claim for a work-related head injury sustained during the incident, and notes he was denied the opportunity to explain his account while a coworker involved in the same altercation was afforded that opportunity. The individual has not yet secured alternative employment and suspects he may have been replaced by a lower-wage worker.