Bhubaneswar, Dec. 1 -- A 2012 incident from New York has resurfaced online, after a woman who donated a kidney to her boss revealed she was fired just months later, reigniting debate over workplace loyalty and exploitation. According to media reports, 47-year-old Debbie Stevens, a mother of two, had accused her employer of discrimination and retaliation following the donation.

Stevens, an assistant at Atlantic Automotive Group, volunteered to donate her kidney to her boss Jackie Brucia so that she could move up the transplant list. Although not a direct match, Stevens donated her organ to another recipient so Brucia could receive one in exchange.

Stevens said she returned to work four weeks after her August 2011 surgery but immediately ...