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Legal Proceedings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Legal Proceedings

NOTE 9 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

On or about January 24, 2012, our subsidiary, Staf*Tek Services, Inc. was served notice that Danny McGowan, a former employee hired and assigned to work for Staf*Tek’s client as a contractor, filed a lawsuit against Staf*Tek Services, Inc. and it’s client in the district court in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, Case No. CJ-2011-7039, in connection with a wrongful termination complaint. Mr. McGowan alleges that he was terminated after one month of employment, but feels he had a guaranteed contract for six months. The wording in his employment agreement that he identifies as guaranteeing his employment for six months was inserted at the request of Staf*Tek’s client.

 

Staf*Tek’s client terminated Mr. McGowan for performance issues after one month of employment. Mr. McGowan filed a lawsuit against Staf*Tek and the client and subsequently filed a motion for default judgment, which was granted by the judge. On March 9, 2012, Stat*Tek filed a motion to vacate the default judgment and requested a new trial. Staf*Tek has engaged counsel and intends to vigorously defend this action. As of this date the client that terminated Mr. McGowan has been dismissed from the lawsuit by the judge because they had not been served within a 6 months of the original filing of the lawsuit by Mr. McGowan’s counsel. Mr. McGowan and his attorney were three weeks late responding to our request for discovery and we requested dismissal. However, the judge did not grant dismissal. Mr. McGowan is seeking damages against Staf*Tek in an amount in excess of $75,000. Management deems the suit to be without merit, however, the costs of defending against the complaint could be substantial. In the event judgment is made against the Company and payment deemed appropriate it may force the Company out of business.