The former CEO of Chugach Electric Association, fired after less than a month on the job, asserts he was unjustly terminated and is owed millions of dollars in damages, his attorney said
The former chief executive officer of Chugach Electric Association, fired this spring after less than a month on the job, plans to challenge the utility, asserting that he was unjustly terminated and is owed millions of dollars in damages, his attorney said.
Chugach Electric, the largest utility in Alaska, filed a lawsuit in the dispute on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Anchorage. It says Hal Halpern was terminated “for cause” and that the next step in the dispute must be handled by a mutually agreed arbitrator in Anchorage, and not in a court trial.says. He was notified of his termination April 1.
Before taking the job with Chugach Electric, Halpern had previously worked for Cooperative Light & Power in Minnesota, serving for more than three years as CEO, the utility said in March whenClayton Halunen, Halpern’s attorney in Minneapolis, said Friday that Halpern will argue in court that he was discriminated against due to his age after the utility learned his date of birth in a background check.
Halpern is 62 but looks like he’s in his 50s, Halunen said. Halpern will argue that the utility wanted someone years younger, not so close to the typical retirement age of 65.Julie Hasquet, a spokeswoman for the utility, said Friday that she could not comment on the issue because it involves an active case and a personnel matter.The complaint includes an
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