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Hardyston Paid Out $500,000 To Settle Female Worker’s Hostile Work Environment Lawsuit.

On May 24, 2023, Hardyston Township (Sussex County, NJ) agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by a former employee against the Township and a co-worker who the employee claimed was her supervisor. In her complaint, Eva Giangrasso, who worked for the township from 2014 until her termination in […]

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Lacey Township School Board Quietly Paid $300,000 To Settle Teacher’s Wrongful Termination Lawsuit.

On August 28, 2023, the Lacey Township Board of Education (Ocean County, NJ) discreetly agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a teacher who said that she was fired after she was falsely accused of handling a special needs student with “excessive force.” She claimed her firing was “outrageous and unjustified” and […]

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Dunellen School Board Quietly Paid $195,000 To Settle Speech Pathologist’s Whistleblower Lawsuit.

On September 7, 2023, the Dunellen Board of Education (Middlesex County, NJ) signed off on a confidential settlement agreement that resolved a female employee’s claim that she was retaliated against for backing up another female teacher’s sexual harassment claim and for refusing to disobey state laws regarding distance learning. In her lawsuit, Monika Vakulchik, who […]

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Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office quietly paid out $450,000 to settle former detective’s Whistleblower lawsuit.

On March 25, 2022, Ocean County (NJ) discreetly agreed to pay $450,000 to one of its former detectives who claimed that he was fired for objecting to and reporting official misconduct within the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. In his lawsuit, Steven Mecka, who was hired as a detective in 2004, claimed to have experienced adverse […]

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Evesham Discreetly Paid Out $300,000 to Settle Cop’s Whistleblower Lawsuit.

On October 20, 2023, the Township of Evesham (Burlington County, NJ) quietly agreed to pay $300,000 to a now-retired police officer who claimed that he was “papered up” with disciplinary charges in retaliation for complaining about an unauthorized lookup being run on his girlfriend’s license plate. In his 2020 lawsuit, David Petersen said that he […]