Someday | Hershey hurt me

Welcome to my personal space,

Someday, someone in the press will take an interest.

Someday, you will want to hear my story.

I'll be here.

I've been here through a workplace injury they said never happened.

Through a lawyer who told me I had nothing.

Through deadlines that expired while I trusted the wrong person.

Through teaching myself federal civil procedure from a cell phone.

Through a federal lawsuit I built with my own hands.

I'm still here. By myself. No lawyer.

I'm not chasing headlines. I'm building a record.

When the day comes that you want to know what a billion dollar company did to one veteran over a mat they had 50 feet away — I'll have the documents, the timeline, the evidence, and the patience.

The pattern of how they treat veterans. Refusing to pay a Coast Guard reservist what the law requires.

I've been waiting this long.

I can wait a little longer.

The company calls itself Your Happy Place.

From a manager who smiled at me when I reported my injury.

Who reclassified my injury as non work related to protect a company from an OSHA report. To advance his own career by demonstrating his ability to put an injury claim in the trash.

A manager who continued to watch me limp around and suffer.

A manager who continued to put me in the one spot that didn't have the safety equipment that I needed. The safety equipment that their own safety videos say they were required to provide.

The one position my manager and lead protected me from by never putting me there.

A manager who demanded employees be on the floor the moment pay starts. Meaning we had to be dressed out and ready before the start of pay. How easy it is to lose your job over points — but this manager still has his. Still having his job says Hershey supports this kind of management style.

It's just a matter of time before people of the press are ready to ask these questions. Maybe you won't be ready till you hear a jury say what they got to say. But that day will come.

When you're ready, I'll be here.

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"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Welcome to my personal space,

Someday, someone in the press will take an interest.

Someday, you will want to hear my story.

I'll be here.

I've been here through a workplace injury they said never happened.

Through a lawyer who told me I had nothing.

Through deadlines that expired while I trusted the wrong person.

Through teaching myself federal civil procedure from a cell phone.

Through a federal lawsuit I built with my own hands.

I'm still here. By myself. No lawyer.

I'm not chasing headlines. I'm building a record.

When the day comes that you want to know what a billion dollar company did to one veteran over a mat they had 50 feet away — I'll have the documents, the timeline, the evidence, and the patience.

The pattern of how they treat veterans. Refusing to pay a Coast Guard reservist what the law requires.

I've been waiting this long.

I can wait a little longer.

The company calls itself Your Happy Place.

From a manager who smiled at me when I reported my injury.

Who reclassified my injury as non work related to protect a company from an OSHA report. To advance his own career by demonstrating his ability to put an injury claim in the trash.

A manager who continued to watch me limp around and suffer.

A manager who continued to put me in the one spot that didn't have the safety equipment that I needed. The safety equipment that their own safety videos say they were required to provide.

The one position my manager and lead protected me from by never putting me there.

A manager who demanded employees be on the floor the moment pay starts. Meaning we had to be dressed out and ready before the start of pay. How easy it is to lose your job over points — but this manager still has his. Still having his job says Hershey supports this kind of management style.

It's just a matter of time before people of the press are ready to ask these questions. Maybe you won't be ready till you hear a jury say what they got to say. But that day will come.

When you're ready, I'll be here.

The journey begins

Thoughts for today

Embrace the unknown

"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

Statement of Claims

Count I – Failure to Provide Required Safety Equipment
Defendant failed to provide mandated rubber safety mats despite written policy and training materials requiring their use.

Count II – Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation (ADA Violations)
Defendant was informed of Plaintiff’s neuropathy and related limitations and refused to provide reasonable accommodations as required under disability law.

Count III – Failure to File a Mandatory Injury Report
Defendant declined to document an on-the-job injury after Plaintiff reported and visibly exhibited wounds, in violation of workplace reporting standards.

Count IV – Denial of Medical Treatment / Failure to Render Aid
Defendant failed to provide basic medical attention or first aid after being notified of an active workplace injury.

Count V – Assignment to Unsafe Work Conditions
Defendant knowingly required Plaintiff to work at the only station without safety mats while numerous alternative employees were available, creating foreseeable risk of injury.

Count VI – Unpaid Required Work (Wage and Hour Violations)
Defendant required employees to don and doff protective gear off the clock, resulting in uncompensated work time and systematic underpayment.

Count VII – Retaliation for Reporting Safety Concerns
After Plaintiff raised safety and accommodation issues, Defendant engaged in retaliatory conduct contrary to federal and state protections.

Count VIII – Wrongful Termination Following Workplace Injury
Plaintiff was terminated after sustaining injuries caused by Defendant’s assignments and after reporting safety violations.

Welcome to my personal space,

Someday, someone in the press will take an interest.

Someday, you will want to hear my story.

I'll be here.

I've been here through a workplace injury they said never happened.

Through a lawyer who told me I had nothing.

Through deadlines that expired while I trusted the wrong person.

Through teaching myself federal civil procedure from a cell phone.

Through a federal lawsuit I built with my own hands.

I'm still here. By myself. No lawyer.

I'm not chasing headlines. I'm building a record.

When the day comes that you want to know what a billion dollar company did to one veteran over a mat they had 50 feet away — I'll have the documents, the timeline, the evidence, and the patience.

The pattern of how they treat veterans. Refusing to pay a Coast Guard reservist what the law requires.

I've been waiting this long.

I can wait a little longer.

The company calls itself Your Happy Place.

From a manager who smiled at me when I reported my injury.

Who reclassified my injury as non work related to protect a company from an OSHA report. To advance his own career by demonstrating his ability to put an injury claim in the trash.

A manager who continued to watch me limp around and suffer.

A manager who continued to put me in the one spot that didn't have the safety equipment that I needed. The safety equipment that their own safety videos say they were required to provide.

The one position my manager and lead protected me from by never putting me there.

A manager who demanded employees be on the floor the moment pay starts. Meaning we had to be dressed out and ready before the start of pay. How easy it is to lose your job over points — but this manager still has his. Still having his job says Hershey supports this kind of management style.

It's just a matter of time before people of the press are ready to ask these questions. Maybe you won't be ready till you hear a jury say what they got to say. But that day will come.

When you're ready, I'll be here.

The journey begins

Thoughts for today

Embrace the unknown

"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

Statement of Claims

Count I – Failure to Provide Required Safety EquipmentDefendant failed to provide mandated rubber safety mats despite written policy and training materials requiring their use.

Count II – Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation (ADA Violations)Defendant was informed of Plaintiff’s neuropathy and related limitations and refused to provide reasonable accommodations as required under disability law.

Count III – Failure to File a Mandatory Injury ReportDefendant declined to document an on-the-job injury after Plaintiff reported and visibly exhibited wounds, in violation of workplace reporting standards.

Count IV – Denial of Medical Treatment / Failure to Render AidDefendant failed to provide basic medical attention or first aid after being notified of an active workplace injury.

Count V – Assignment to Unsafe Work ConditionsDefendant knowingly required Plaintiff to work at the only station without safety mats while numerous alternative employees were available, creating foreseeable risk of injury.

Count VI – Unpaid Required Work (Wage and Hour Violations)Defendant required employees to don and doff protective gear off the clock, resulting in uncompensated work time and systematic underpayment.

Count VII – Retaliation for Reporting Safety ConcernsAfter Plaintiff raised safety and accommodation issues, Defendant engaged in retaliatory conduct contrary to federal and state protections.

Count VIII – Wrongful Termination Following Workplace InjuryPlaintiff was terminated after sustaining injuries caused by Defendant’s assignments and after reporting safety violations.

Count I – Failure to Provide Required Safety Equipment
Defendant failed to provide mandated rubber safety mats despite written policy and training materials requiring their use.

Count II – Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation (ADA Violations)
Defendant was informed of Plaintiff’s neuropathy and related limitations and refused to provide reasonable accommodations as required under disability law.

Count III – Failure to File a Mandatory Injury Report
Defendant declined to document an on-the-job injury after Plaintiff reported and visibly exhibited wounds, in violation of workplace reporting standards.

Count IV – Denial of Medical Treatment / Failure to Render Aid
Defendant failed to provide basic medical attention or first aid after being notified of an active workplace injury.

Count V – Assignment to Unsafe Work Conditions
Defendant knowingly required Plaintiff to work at the only station without safety mats while numerous alternative employees were available, creating foreseeable risk of injury.

Count VI – Unpaid Required Work (Wage and Hour Violations)
Defendant required employees to don and doff protective gear off the clock, resulting in uncompensated work time and systematic underpayment.

Count VII – Retaliation for Reporting Safety Concerns
After Plaintiff raised safety and accommodation issues, Defendant engaged in retaliatory conduct contrary to federal and state protections.

Count VIII – Wrongful Termination Following Workplace Injury
Plaintiff was terminated after sustaining injuries caused by Defendant’s assignments and after reporting safety violations.