Gober v. Newton County Board of Health

  1. August 09, 2023

    Fired Worker Says COVID Leave Suit Should Continue

    A former Newton County Board of Health employee said a Georgia federal magistrate judge is improperly framing her refusal to report to a COVID testing site early in the pandemic as insubordination, instead of an attempt to take leave to protect her compromised immune system.

  2. July 27, 2023

    COVID Leave Retaliation Suit Should Be Axed, Judge Says

    A Georgia federal magistrate judge recommended the dismissal of a former health clinic employee's suit claiming she was fired in retaliation for taking time off at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic to protect her suppressed immune system, stating there's no proof to support her claim.