On September 23, 2015, Kean University agreed to pay $75,000 to African-American woman in her early 60’s who alleged that her employment was terminated because of “her race, and/or age and/or gender.” In her suit, Sherrell S. Holderman, a 30-year employee of Kean University, claimed that she was laid off from her position of Director […]
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Atlantic City pays $30,000 to settle Moose Lodge bartender’s police K-9 attack suit.
On October 16, 2015, the City of Atlantic City (Atlantic County) agreed to pay $30,000 to a Moose Lodge bartender who said that police wrongfully sicced a K-9 on her while she was sleeping in the lodge’s banquet room. In her suit, Kimberly Sharp claimed that after working the evening shift at the Moose Lodge […]
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Lindenwold school board pays $40,000 to settle fired employee’s Family and Medical Leave Act lawsuit.
On October 8, 2015, the Lindenwold Board of Education (Camden County) agreed to pay $40,000 to a school custodian who claimed that the school board fired her in violation of her rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). In her suit, Colleen Pizzo, who […]
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Bloomfield secretly pays $13,000 to settle police false arrest lawsuit.
On July 7, 2015, the Township of Bloomfield (Essex County) agreed to pay $13,000 to a local man who claimed that Bloomfield police falsely arrested him and conspired to violate his rights. In the suit and the related tort claim notice, Joseph Scurese claimed that on July 8, 2012, he and his friend, Dave Pezza, […]
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Medford pays $30,000 to settle sexual harassment lawsuit.
On September 28, 2015, the Township of Medford (Burlington County) agreed to pay $30,000 to a woman who claimed that the Township’s fire chief “smacked” her on the rear end. In her suit, Lorie Cutts, an employee of the Township’s Fire Division, said that in December 2012 Fire Chief Thomas Thorn “‘smacked’ [her] on her […]