In the 10-page complaint, the former employees claimed that they were working for the state government for several years until they were fired.
The complaint stated that they were fired “for not voting for him , but voting for his opponent Dr. Caleb Otto in the last and recent general election of Dec.1, 2009.”
The complaint added that the plaintiff requested the governor to reconsider his decision.
The governor, the complaint claimed did not respond to the letters.
“None of the plaintiffs had ever received any warnings, written, oral or otherwise from defendant Uchau or from the previous governors informing them that their work performance was very poor at any time,” the complaint stated.
The plaintiffs appealed to the Peleliu State Legislature for assistance to have their jobs back.
The legislature then adopted a state resolution to rehire them citing that the reason for termination violates the plaintiff’s fundamental right to vote.
The resolution was however disregarded and instead Uchau hired new employees for the vacancies.
The plaintiffs are seeking damages of $5,000 each day until reinstated.
“As a direct and proximate result of the act of retaliation by defendant Uchau, plaintiffs have lost and will continue to lose income and benefits in an amount to be proven at the time of the trial,” the complaint said.
The plaintiffs are also asking that they be reinstated and paid the salaries due to them.
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