Woman says she was fired for Obama vote
President Barack Obama speaks on stage as he accepts the nomination for president during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Posted: 02/20/2013
A southwest Ohio woman says she was fired three days after the November election because she voted for President Barack Obama.
The woman has filed a lawsuit in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court seeking damages starting at $25,000 against Q-Mark Inc. and its president. The Dayton-based company is a sales firm representing manufacturers and defense contractors.
The Dayton Daily News ( http://bit.ly/YxE10A ) reports that Patricia Kunkle alleges that company President Roberta Gentile told employees last year that Obama supporters would be the first to be terminated if he got re-elected.
The company says she was laid off for economic reasons and cited uncertainty over U.S. defense spending.
Kunkle had become a full-time employee of the company in May 2012 and says she never received any negative evaluations or disciplinary action.
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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com
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