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"CHARLESTON -- A former employee is suing the United States Department of Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory after he claims he was discriminated against.<br /><br />James Copley was employed by the defendants from 1985 until 1990. In June 1990, he officially resigned from his employment to finish his master's degree in Business Administration, according to a complaint filed April 26 in Kanawha Circuit Court.<br /><br />Copley claims in July 2009, he desired to return to work and applied for a position with the defendants that was identical to his previous position prior to his resignation 19 years earlier.<br /><br />On Aug. 5, 2009, Copley received a job refusal letter from the defendants stating he was not qualified for the position, according to the suit.<br /><br />Copley claims he responded to the letter, asking for the defendants to give him specific reasons for the job denial, but the letter was never answered.<br /><br />The defendants discriminated against Copley, according to the suit.<br /><br />Copley is seeking compensatory and punitive damages. He is representing himself.<br /><br /><em>Kanawha Circuit Court case number: 11-C-669</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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