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"An East Alton rent-to-own store is accused of firing one of its employees because of his religion.<br /><br />Ralph Calame Jr. filed a lawsuit April 1 in Madison County Circuit Court against Aaron's Inc.<br /><br />Calame worked for Aaron's and was treated well until his regional manager found out he was a pastor in a church, the petition alleges. After learning about his work with the church,&nbsp;Calame claims the regional manager&nbsp;harassed him at&nbsp;work and eventually fired him&nbsp;in March 2012.<br /><br />Calame contends Aaron's fired him because of his religious beliefs, thus violating the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. He asks for more than $50,000 in damages for lost wages, benefits and costs of the lawsuit.<br /><br />Attorney Thomas O. Falb of Alton represents Calame.<br /><br /><em>Madison County Circuit Court Case No. 13-L-521</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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