Meet Shepherd’s
Chapel Church, based in Gravette, Arkansas. They are spreading the gospel in
radio and TV broadcasts on 150 stations.
Darrin Carnahan worked as a printer for this church. Darrin died recently from lung cancer. Prior to his death,
he complained numerous times to his employer that
the printing operation he ran for the business had poor ventilation.
Eventually, he posted
his complaints on Facebook. After three negative posts about the church’s
failure to address noxious fumes in his workplace, the church fired him. They
didn’t give Darrin a reason; but they told Kimberly that’s what happens for “biting
the hand that feeds you.”
Kimberly and Darrin
viewed that as retaliation for complaining about unsafe working conditions. Retaliation
for making a safety complaint is prohibited by OSHA (Occupational Safety and
Health Act). The federal agency, OSHA, sued in behalf of Darrin Carnahan. This
lawsuit was filed under the Obama administration; and it was continued under
the Trump administration.
Once the Trump
administration pressed forward with the lawsuit, the church offered a $62,000
settlement ($32,500 in back wages, plus $30,000 in compensatory damages for emotional distress). Darrin wasn’t alive to accept it. His wife did.
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