FAIRMONT — A former Marion County Circuit Clerk employee accuses her former employer of unlawful termination in a suit filed Thursday.
The lawsuit names Circuit Clerk Mary Allen, Chief Deputy Clerk Sheila Favaloro and the Marion County Commission as defendants.
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