A second former employee of Chicago State University has filed a lawsuit against the public institution claiming he was fired in retaliation for reporting alleged misconduct by the school’s president.
The whistleblower lawsuit brought by Glenn Meeks, the university’s former chief financial officer, comes just weeks after the university lost another wrongful termination case and was ordered to pay more than $3 million to a former employee.
Meeks claims he was fired after sharing various concerns about President Wayne Watson with the then-board of trustees’ chairman, Gary Rozier, including allegations that Watson was having a personal relationship with an employee who was hired and promoted after submitting a falsified resume, in violation of the state employees’ ethics act and university policies. Read More