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Employee Fired After Donating Kidney to Her Boss
By Gheni_Platenburg in Demographics & Dockets
April 24, 2012

Were you fired from your job after going above and beyond?

Well, a New York Long Island woman said she definitely was.

Debbie Stevens, 47, said she was fired after she donated a kidney to help save the life of her boss, ABC News reports.

Stevens, a divorced mother of two, filed a formal complaint with the New York State Human Rights Commission last Friday, claiming her boss used her for her organ then fired her "after the woman got what she wanted."

Stevens' boss, 61-year-old Jackie Brucia, is one of the West Islip controllers for Atlantic Automotive Group, a billion-dollar dealership operator, according to ABC News.

Brucia hired Stevens in January 2009 as an assistant.

In Jan. 2011, Stevens reportedly said her boss called her into her office and asked if she was serious about a previous offer to donate her kidney.

When tests revealed that Stevens was not the best match, doctors agreed to let her give her kidney to someone in Missouri, which gave Brucia a higher place on the organ donor list.

After returning to work post-surgery, Stevens said she was constantly screamed at and eventually demoted and moved to a car dealership 50 miles from her home, according to ABC News.

Stevens was later fired.

Stevens' attorney, civil rights lawyer Lenard Leeds, said he planned to file a discrimination lawsuit against AAG, and would likely seek millions of dollars in compensation.

Leeds reportedly said the damages sought will be for Stevens' lost pay, psychological and physical well being.

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