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Greene’s Jewelry Wholesale, LLC. [henceforth will be referred to as Greene’s Jewelry] is a high-end custom jewelry manufacturer and distributor; owned by Mary Jane and Allen Greene a married couple in Derry, New Hampshire. Greene’s Jewelry has recently claimed a lawsuit against Jennifer Lawson a former employee for breach of a confidentiality agreement. Ms. Lawson was a former junior executive secretary in the research and development department was trusted with an abundance of confidential information in regards to the success of Greene's Jewelry. Subject to the lawsuit against Ms. Lawson, she counter-sues Greene's Jewelry with a claim of her being wrongfully terminated. Three years plus into Ms. Lawson’s employment with Greene's Jewelry she was informed by Lisa Peele, the head of the Human Resource Department that the company will be discontinuing the Junior Executive Secretary position in which she works. Which was at the same time she announced that she was pregnant.
With no indication that she will be transferred to another department, she was ultimately laid off. In possession of confidential details of how Greene's Ever-Gold is created Ms. Lawson decided to use it to her advantage. She then went out and seeks employment from …show more content…
Lawson of an unlawful termination. The standings of her claim are not supported by any evidence in the case and is simply an accusation without merit. We will prove to the court that prior to the Ms. Lawson pregnancy announcement Greene's Jewelry came to a decision to downsize and ultimately discontinue the junior executive secretary position. Which hereby falsifies Ms. Lawson accusation of Greene’s Jewelry violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit is on the basis of the Title VII discrimination claim, which according to the state of New Hampshire a worker can't be laid off or terminated while

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