The Atlanta Journal Constitution Press Release

'POCKET DIAL' COST GEORGIA WORKER HIS JOB. NOW HE'S SUING.

Mike Coan overhead a pocket-dial call from one of his employees. He listened to James Stephen’s conversation with his wife where he discussed Coan’s job performance. Not liking what he heard, Coan told Stephens he could resign or he would be fired when he showed up to work the next day. Stephens filed a civil lawsuit against Coan saying his boss violated his privacy by listening to a pocket-dialed conversation.

ABOUT BRUCE

Bruce Thompson has served in the Georgia State Senate since 2013, representing Bartow, Cherokee, and parts of Cobb County. Over the past 7 years in the Senate, he has served as the Chairman of Science and Technology, Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security, and currently chairs Economic Development and Tourism.

 

It has often been said that Bruce Thompson is not afraid of rolling up his sleeves and getting dirty. Whether on a jobsite or just volunteering, he is not afraid of work especially if it involves helping others. His “get it done” spirit, rooted in his childhood from Montana growing up on a farm, life was anything but easy. After attending college on a wrestling scholarship, Bruce went on to service four years in the United States Military as a Tank Commander.

 

Since his time serving in the military, Bruce has been referred to as a serial entrepreneur because of the variety of businesses he has successfully launched or turned around.

 

He initiated his first venture when he was 10 years old by selling fresh milk from the farm to local school bus drivers. When he turned 22, he launched The Thompson Group in South Florida to provide tenant improvements to 11 shopping centers.

Since then, Bruce has successfully started 2 automatic swimming pool cover businesses that grew to become the largest in the Southeast prior to being acquired in 2018. In 2007, he formed The Thompson Insurance Group from scratch, and over the next 9 years grew it to 6 offices and over 10 million in premiums.

 

Bruce lives in Cartersville, Georgia with his wife Rebecca (Becky), daughter Faith and son Maxwell. Although credited with many business and political accolades over the years, Bruce’s biggest accomplishments are raising his two children alongside his wife of 24 years, Becky.

Visit www.brucethompsonga.com to sign up to volunteer, donate, and get involved in the campaign. Follow along with Bruce’s campaign to put the people back in charge of the Department of Labor on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.