A former Department of Energy scientist who resigned after an alleged affair with an intern will be able to pursue some of his claims against his former employer in federal court, the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Ayyakkannu Manivannan was a DOE scientist from 2005 until he resigned in 2016 following notice that the DOE had begun the process to fire him due to misconduct. The DOE launched an internal investigation into Manivannan in 2015 after a former student intern alleged a sexual relationship with him and accused him of inappropriate and abusive behavior.
The investigation resulted in a “quite unfavorable” ...
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