Whistleblower sues DMV

Do you think you'd have a job tomorrow if the President/Owner of your company issued you a direct order following complaints from co-workers about you, and you chose not to follow the order???

Here's a little Legal World 101- just bc someone files a lawsuit doesn't mean their a victim or have been wronged. You wouldn't file & then agree to $55,000 settlement & nothing else if a Whistle had really been blown, especially if you were making over $100,000 a year. We aren't just talking about compensation for earnings lost & attorney fees...

Dan Kane is a smart man, he knows what people want to read and how to keep them reading the N&O. Sharing all the facts or the WHOLE truth won't keep the interest of loyal N&O readers. SADLY ITS NOT WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO READ!!

Lastly before assuming or evening believing that state lawyers & employees are sitting around waiting for work, you need to make friends with a State employee & ask them just how much free time they have with the current budget deficit.

That I completely agree with, should he get a big judgement it will be us the taxpayer who have to pay the award he gets not those who actually did the deed. This is the problem with it all, yes he was wrongly fired and yes he deserves compensation but why should we the taxpayer get stuck with the bill, that should come out of those who did the wrong doing and it definately was not the taxpayers, we get the shaft everyday by the state and federal government.

Let's see, they conducted a thorough investigation, found that the Asst. Supervisor lied during the investigation and obstructed the investigation, they fired him, then hired him back as an inspector at a higher rate than normal inspectors would be hired. Can we say political connections. Why is it the State of North Carolina has such a problem with the firing process. If you had good reason at the time to fire him why do you end up having to hire them back. The stories I could tell about working for the state.

hope the guy prevails, the state needs more people willing to speak out and keep things honest. In a related story that might be of interest to any state employees reading this and should be of interest to all people who believe in the constitution Cherry hospital in Goldsboro just unveiled new policy that kind of nips whistleblowing in the bud. Policy says making negative comments about the hospital or quality of care or staff is punishable up to and including dismissal. Does anyone else think free speech is free? Noone will speak out now which is what the policy intends and the public will be in the dark on so much that they have a right to know

We need more whistleblowers in this state! Our budget deficit could be erased if they would eliminate all the cush jobs the departments have created for friends. Give the man his $800,000. I'm sure he's going to spend at least half that in lawyer fees to fight the state. (You know the state lawyers are sitting around just waiting for a case to justify their pay)....probably some cush jobs there too!

I hope Mr. Cassidy gets everything he wants. NC is about as bad as it gets.

I believe that instead of the state paying these bills , the individuals
should belly up to pay these finds- enuff hiding behind the state for their incompetence- lets the idiots at DMV pay this out of their pocket

maybe they will do better work

I got news for everyone out there it isn't only happening in the ncdmv the ncdot needs to get a serious looking at while the feds are looking into mikey's actions. The state personnal commission is a total joke ther definetly isn't any real fair an just way for a state employee or former state employee to receive any real form of justice. that is exactly what is wrong right now the violators have had free reign for to long right now an anyone that steps forward to actual tell the truth with state goverment gets severly punished with disparate treatment within the states workforce. these are re very reason that state employees need to be allowed to form an have a union respresing them within the state workforce for there definetly isn't any real fairness within the current system

Agreed, I just hope that $800,000 isn't coming out of my pocket.

Their is a law! But like most of the useless laws to protect employees, you have to sue, you have to have 1000 of dollars to pay a lawyer, go for years without a job, etc........ and the bad guys keep right on working!

Mr. Cassidy should be reinstated. I thought there was a law protecting such individuals from being fired. If people such as Mr. Cassidy do not step forward with information regarding improper procedures, there will be no one to hold these violators accountable. It would be free reign to do as they please and that's not good for the whole.