The nation’s high court has agreed to hear an appeal by northwest Georgia-based Mohawk Industries in its legal battle against a former shift supervisor. Hired in 2006, Norman Carpenter says he was later fired after he told company officials a temporary agency was sending undocumented workers to fill jobs at a Mohawk plant.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Carpenter alleges Mohawk tried to prevent him from testifying in another lawsuit where current and former employees charged the company recruited and hired illegal immigrants.
Calhoun-based Mohawk in its court filing says Carpenter was fired because HE hired illegal workers in his position as supervisor. The company also denied other allegations.
A recent appeal in the case to a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has now led to Mohawk’s filing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Carpenter alleges Mohawk tried to prevent him from testifying in another lawsuit where current and former employees charged the company recruited and hired illegal immigrants.
Calhoun-based Mohawk in its court filing says Carpenter was fired because HE hired illegal workers in his position as supervisor. The company also denied other allegations.
A recent appeal in the case to a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has now led to Mohawk’s filing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
