Workers at a Kentucky candle factory that was destroyed by a tornado over the weekend have now filed a lawsuit against their employer alleging they were threatened with termination if they left the facility in the hours leading up to the deadly disaster.
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The lawsuit filed against Mayfield Consumer Products in state court – which seeks compensatory and punitive damages – comes as the death toll from the severe weather in Kentucky has risen to 76, according to the Associated Press. Eight of those deathsThe lawsuit claims the factory had"up to three and half hours before the tornado hit its place of business to allow its employees to leave its worksite as safety precautions.
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Mayfield candle factory employees sue company for 'flagrant indifference' about severe weatherEight employees at the factory were killed in a tornado nearly a week ago, and survivors have accused the company of threatening to fire them if they left.
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Tornado-hit factory sued; workers said they couldn't leave | AP NewsMAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Survivors of a tornado that leveled a Kentucky candle factory, killing eight workers, have filed a lawsuit claiming their employer demonstrated “flagrant indifference” by refusing to allow employees to go home early as the storm approached the western Kentucky town.
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