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| Andrew Z (Blade photo) |
According to The Toledo Blade, Zepeda, 43, filed a
complaint Tuesday in Lucas County Common Pleas Court against Cumulus
Broadcasting LLC of Toledo claiming he was wrongfully terminated and that
Cumulus has wrongfully ordered him to stop streaming live and recorded content
on the Internet.
He contends that Internet radio is not the same as a
commercial radio station and therefore does not violate the “non-compete”
clause in his contract that was in effect while he was employed by Cumulus and
for six months after.
Zepeda was fired Dec. 26 – five days after he was sentenced
in Wood County Common Pleas Court to 30 days in jail and placed on probation
for five years for theft, complicity to breaking and entering, and failure to
remit sales tax. The charges stemmed from a pizzeria he had operated at Levis
Commons.
Zepeda is seeking a court order declaring the non-compete
language in his contract does not prohibit him from broadcasting on the web. He
also is seeking in excess of $250,000 for compensation he claims is owed to him
from the remainder of the three-year employment agreement he signed with
Cumulus on May 1, 2012.
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