WEST VIRGINIA ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK CROSS COUNTRY AFFILIATE FROM FIRING EMPLOYEES.(Darrell McGraw, Applied Card Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)

The West Virginia Attorney General is seeking a court order to prevent Applied Card Systems Inc., a collections affiliate of subprime issuer Cross Country Bank Inc., from firing employees in its Huntington, VA, facility who refuse to sign or abide by a new restrictive confidentiality policy. In his filing, Attorney General Darrell McGraw said the new policy is an attempt to prevent employees from reporting alleged unlawful activities. McGraw's office earlier this year sued ACS and Cross Country Bank for alleged unfair, deceptive and fraudulent practices. ACS allegedly told employees they would be fired if they …