D.O. (Offline)
#1
8/12/09 11:49 AM
This guy was a car chief.
Jason Myers, former car chief for Carl Edwards, has filed suit against Roush Fenway Racing for wrongful discharge (i.e. firing) and in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act. Myers, who joined Roush in 2002 and was Edwards' car chief (title just below crew chief) from 2006-08.
Court documents stated that Myers suffered from depression and attempted suicide three times. His first attempt was March 25, 2008, by taking an overdose of Tylenol. Court documents state that he "made a partially aborted suicide attempt'' in Oct. 2008. His third attempt came on Feb. 10, 2009, when he ingested 25-30 Tylenol and approximately 200 units of insulin. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. The third attempt came five days before this year's Daytona 500. The court document states that on Feb. 17, 2009, the team fired him "for allegedly not noifying anyone that he would miss work on Friday, Feb. 13.'' ..
Myers earned a base salary of $110,472.96 as car chief for the 99 car of Carl Edwards. Myers was due to receive an annual salary increase of a minimum 4 percent (just over $4,400). He also, at the time of signing the contract, was a rear tire changer on the 99 team (a position he stepped out of early in the 2008 season because of an injury). He was to be paid $625 a week as long as he was a rear tire changer. Multipy that by 38 total races and that's more than $23,000 to change tires. Carry that out to a 52-week pay period and that would be $32,500
Myers also was to receive a company car, according to the contract, along with insurance coverage and payment for gasoline usage or he could receive an allowance of $725 a month to cover any and all costs of obtaining and operating a car
Just ain't fair is it ???