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A Kentucky man was awarded US$450,000 in a lawsuit against his former employer after the company disregarded his wish not to be given a birthday party. In August 2019, Gravity Diagnostics, a medical laboratory, ignored Kevin Berling’s request not to celebrate his birthday due to his anxiety disorder. Tony Bucher, Berling’s attorney, said that Berling spoke to the birthday celebration organizer about his request not to have a party, but “the person who was responsible for the birthday parties who he talked to flat-out forgot about his request.” As a result, the company hosted the celebr...

This guy REALLY did NOT want a birthday party...and now he's getting paid because of it ������

A US company said Monday it plans to appeal a ruling awarding $450,000 to a former employee who was fired soon after having a panic attack when it held a birthday party for him against his will.

A man from Kentucky, US was awarded $615,000 (US$450,000) by a jury last month for lost wages and emotional distress, simply because he was fired after suffering a panic attack at his workplace over an unwanted birthday party. Kevin Berling found himself in quite the predicament when his colleagues decided to throw him a surprise birthday party at work in...

He told his boss his anxiety is terrible when he's center of attention so he DID NOT want a party at work.... his boss did it anyway. Why does that sound like an episode of 'The Office'?