The complaints that allegedly led to his firing included saying "good morning"
Cardinal Health is facing a federal lawsuit from a long-tenured supervisor who says the company fired him because of his age and gender.
Robert Jeffrey Mason, 65, filed the suit on April 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, alleging that Cardinal Health, Inc. terminated him after a brief investigation into what he describes as routine supervisory conduct. Mason had worked at the company for roughly a decade as Supervisor of Operations/Quality Inventory Control Supervisor, leading a team of about 10 employees. He says he had consistently good performance reviews and no history of discipline.
The trouble started, according to court filings, shortly after Mason hired Raleigh O'Connor, a woman in her mid-20s, on September 22, 2025. Within days of her start date, O'Connor lodged approximately 12 complaints against Mason. The nature of those complaints, as laid out in the filing, raises questions that HR leaders may find uncomfortably familiar.
Among them: Mason said "good morning" to O'Connor. He requested to exchange cell phone numbers with her, which he says was standard practice for all employees on his team. He helped set up her computer because IT was not available. He asked her "Are you mad at me?" after she spoke to him in what he perceived as an angry tone. He used the phrase "hey girl" when greeting O'Connor and other women on his staff.
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