The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld an order for Lockheed Martin to pay damages for retaliating against a former employee who blew the whistle on a boss who was billing the government for trysts with U.S. Army soldiers.
Andrea Brown claimed that the company forced her to quit by subjecting her to horrible working conditions because she reported her boss took several trips out of state for liaisons with soldiers.
The woman told superiors the trips were related to the company’s Pen Pal program, which paired employees with soldiers so letters and care packages could be sent to them.
Matthew Rita, a lawyer for Lockheed Martin, could not be reached for comment.
In 2010, a federal administrative law judge ruled that Brown should get her job back, along with lost pay and benefits and $75,000 for emotional pain she suffered, plus attorney fees.
The Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board ordered the company to comply with the ruling and pay Brown, who was director of communications for Lockheed Martin technical operations in Colorado.
