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Cleveland.com: Bernie Moreno Got Sued By An Employee Who Said He Didn’t Get Paid What He Was Promised. Here’s What Happened.

Columbus, OH – After Cleveland.com reported that Bernie Moreno faced another lawsuit from a former employee whom Moreno “stiffed out of money that Moreno personally promised him,” Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga released the following statement:

“As President of the Ohio AFL-CIO, I can confidently say the choice for Senate in Ohio is easy. While Sherrod Brown looks out for Ohio workers, Bernie Moreno continues to show them that he only cares about himself,” said Tim Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO President. “Moreno was found by a jury to have cheated his workers out of earned pay and shredded documents during the litigation. He also sold Chinese-made vehicles that hurt Ohio workers, and then lied about it. With working people your word is your bond. Sherrod Brown’s word is good while Moreno has proven he can’t be trusted and will only look out for himself.”

Moreno has faced “a string” of lawsuits for mistreating his employees, including one lawsuit where he deliberately destroyed evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of paying his workers the overtime they earned.

SEE ALSO: NEW: Bernie Moreno Faced ANOTHER Lawsuit For Stiffing Employee And Altering Documents; MUST READ: Bernie Moreno Destroyed Key Evidence To Get Out Of Paying His Employees Wages They’d Earned; FACT CHECK: Bernie Moreno Destroyed Evidence He Had “Obligation” To Keep To Get Out Of Paying Employees; NEW: Yet Another Lawsuit Clouds Bernie Moreno’s Record; ICYMI: Scrutiny on Lawsuits Clouds Bernie Moreno’s Record

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New Offices Opened in Youngstown, Chillicothe, Lorain, Athens, and Sandusky

Columbus, OH – Last week, the Organizing for Ohio Coordinated Campaign opened five new field offices in Youngstown, Chillicothe, Lorain, Athens, and Sandusky. Organizing for Ohio is establishing field offices and community spaces to engage Ohioans throughout Ohio to reelect Senator Sherrod Brown, flip the State Supreme Court, and elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

“Ohio Democrats are fighting to make sure every Ohioans’ voice is heard this November,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters. “We are committed to making sure all Ohioans know what’s on the line this year, from the freedom to make our own medical decisions to protecting the right to vote.”

“The Organizing for Ohio Coordinated Campaign is working to ensure Ohioans in every corner of the state know how high the stakes are this November,” said Organizing for Ohio Coordinated Director Mariah Gould. “We already have an unprecedented grassroots operation on the ground engaging with voters, and we’re excited to hit the ground running with our new field offices.”

The Organizing for Ohio campaign is organizing earlier than ever and talking to voters in every corner of the state with more than 3,000 volunteers and over 180,000 doors knocked so far with less than 100 days until Election Day.

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Ohioans interested in volunteering with “Organizing For Ohio” should sign up here. Ohioans with questions about the election or need assistance can reach the Organizing for Ohio Voter Assistance Hotline by calling 844-644-8683 (844-OHI-VOTE). 

Columbus, Ohio- Following Vice President Kamala Harris’s announcement that she has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice presidential candidate, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement: 

“Governor Walz is a proven fighter for working families who has spent his time in office cementing Minnesota as a state that leads in abortion rights, workers rights, and so much more. I’m looking forward to seeing him represent Midwest Democrats as he hits the campaign trail with Vice President Harris. He knows what it’s like to set a bold vision for the future and deliver on those promises. The contrast in this race is clear between Governor Walz and JD Vance, whose vision of the future only includes himself.”

Cleveland.com: Bernie Moreno Got Sued By An Employee Who Said He Didn’t Get Paid What He Was Promised. Here’s What Happened.

Columbus, OH – New reporting from Cleveland.com revealed Bernie Moreno faced another lawsuit from a former employee whom Moreno “stiffed out of money that Moreno personally promised him.” After the employee spoke out, Moreno “retaliated by firing him” and “improperly altered” the termination document to try to get away with it.

This is the “latest in a string” of lawsuits Moreno has faced for “stiffing workers,” including one lawsuit where he deliberately destroyed evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of paying his workers the overtime they earned.

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Cleveland.com: Bernie Moreno got sued by an employee who said he didn’t get paid what he was promised. Here’s what happened.
Andrew J. Tobias
August 5, 2024

• During his previous career as a high-end auto dealer, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno was sued by an employee who said he was stiffed out of money that Moreno personally promised him before he was hired.

• Michael Falcone sued in 2014, two months after he said he was fired from his job as general sales manager of a Moreno-owned Porsche dealer in North Olmsted. In his lawsuit, he said Moreno sent him an email right before he was hired in 2012 guaranteeing he’d be paid a percentage of the dealership’s profits. But Falcone said he never got the money.

• Falcone said the company retaliated by firing him while making him sign a termination document under duress, then improperly altered the document.

• Falcone’s lawsuit offers an example of how Moreno handled disputes involving workers at his car dealership empire. It is the latest in a string of several years-old employee lawsuits that have been newly aired out during Moreno’s Senate campaign.

• But Falcone said he was never paid a percentage of holdback, which he learned through his subsequent lawsuit would have been worth tens of thousands of dollars.

• Falcone said when he complained about his pay, including asking to see the company’s financial statements, he was first demoted and then fired in January 2014.

• When he was fired, Falcone said a company official pressured him to sign a termination document that was changed after he signed it.

• But later, when he requested a copy of the document, Falcone said the part indicating he was laid off was whited out.

• In January, the Columbus Dispatch reported how starting in 2017, Moreno was sued 15 separate times by employees of a Massachusetts car dealership he previously managed who said he improperly withheld their overtime pay.

• Moreno was ordered to pay $416,000 in one case in November 2022, with a judge also sanctioning him for improperly destroying payroll records during the case.

• Moreno and his company also faced three lawsuits filed between 2015 and 2017 in Cuyahoga County from employees who alleged discrimination, the Associated Press reported in January. One alleged age discrimination, one alleged gender discrimination and the third alleged racial discrimination.

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Chillicothe, OH – Outside of Bernie Moreno’s first bus tour stop in Chillicothe today, Ohioans called out Fat Cat Bernie Moreno for his record of “stiffing workers” to enrich himself.

Moreno’s campaign has been clouded by lawsuits that “could prove to be a liability,” including over a dozen lawsuits where Moreno refused to pay his workers the overtime they earned and deliberately destroyed evidence he was legally required to keep to get out of it. Moreno was found liable for wage theft by a jury and was punished by the judge in the case for destroying evidence. Moreno was forced to pay over $400,000 to his employees and settle over a dozen similar wage theft cases.

Find photos for media use below and stay tuned for when “Fat Cat” Bernie Moreno comes to a city near you.

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