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Employment Discrimination

North Orange
News
Orange County Press Secretary Settles Lawsuit With Employer, Leaves Job Orange County Press Secretary Settles Lawsuit With Employer, Leaves Job
Orange County Press Secretary Settles Lawsuit With Employer, Leaves Job A longtime government press secretary has settled a lawsuit against his employer in the Hudson Valley. Justin Rodriguez, who has worked for Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus since 2015 and was the director of communications for the county, will now be leaving his job, according to his attorney Chris Watkins. Rodriguez sued his employer over allegations that Deputy County Executive Harry Porr often made disparaging remarks about his heritage, Watkins confirmed.  Watkins said Rodriguez has decided to leave county service to pursue other opportunities.  "He wants to make …

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by Kathy Reakes
Harrison
Police & Fire
Harrison Fire Department Discriminated Against Female Member, Must Pay Her $425K: Feds Harrison Fire Department Discriminated Against Female Member, Must Pay Her $425K: Feds
Harrison Fire Department Discriminated Against Female Member, Must Pay Her $425K: Feds As the result of a settled federal civil rights lawsuit, a town and fire department in Westchester have been ordered to pay a former female member one of the largest-ever payments by a municipality in an employment discrimination case brought on behalf of a single person, officials said.  The payment is a result of a settled federal civil rights lawsuit that alleged the town of Harrison and the Harrison Fire Department discriminated against a former female firefighter, Angela Bommarito, based on her sex and failed to take disciplinary action against a male firefighter who even…

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by Ben Crnic
Baltimore
News
DOJ Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Maryland State Police Hiring Practices DOJ Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Maryland State Police Hiring Practices
DOJ Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Maryland State Police Hiring Practices A federal investigation has been launched by the Department of Justice into alleged racially discriminatory hiring practices within the Maryland State Police. On Friday, July 15, US Attorney Erek Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced that they have opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the department under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion, according to the DOJ. The investigation wil…

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by Zak Failla
Camden
News
Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination
Bye, Bye, Birdie: State Authorities Accuse NJ Golf Club Of Male-Dominated Discrimination A male-dominated South Jersey golf club kept women from becoming members, prevented them from owning homes on its property and handicapped those employed there, state authorities charged. As of last July, only three of the Pine Valley Golf Club’s 700 members were women, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in announcing a state Division of Civil Rights complaint against the historically male-dominated club in Camden County on Wednesday, April 27. It took a DCR investigation to get the club to relax restrictions on women to golf and access its facilities, Platkin said. Pine Valle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Burlington
News
National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee
National Eyeglass, Contacts Retailer Accused Of Discriminating Against Pregnant NJ Employee A discount vision retailer with stores throughout New Jersey discriminated against a now-former employee by switching her to part time and not providing a suitable place to pump breast milk after she had a baby, a state civil rights complaint alleges. Jalaia Hill says in a state civil rights complaint that her health coverage was eliminated by the sudden position switch from full to part time when she returned from maternity leave to the America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses store in Burlington. America’s Best also “failed to reasonably accommodate her request for a place to express brea…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Sussex
News
LAWSUIT: Former Sussex Home Depot Employee Says He Was Fired After Heart Attack LAWSUIT: Former Sussex Home Depot Employee Says He Was Fired After Heart Attack
Lawsuit: Former Sussex Home Depot Employee Says He Was Fired After Heart Attack A man who worked at a Sussex County Home Depot for more than two decades has filed a lawsuit against his former employer saying that the home improvement chain fired him after he suffered from a heart attack and had to return to work on light duty, reports say. Anthony Lepore, 57, had worked for the company since 1997 but was fired from the Newton location last September, three months after suffering a heart attack that kept him out of work for one week following a subsequent surgery, NJ.com reports. The suit --  filed in Hudson County Superior Court on Feb. 13 -- alleges that Hom…

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by Valerie Musson
Englewood
News
REPORT: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit REPORT: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit
Report: 9 Englewood Firefighters Fired Days Before Starting Academy Plan On Filing Lawsuit Nine men hired by the Englewood Fire Department plain suing the city and its former and current manager after being let go days before they were supposed to start the academy, NorthJersey.com reports. Firefighters Michael Cangro, Carlos Canizales, Kenneth P. Corrigan, Michael Kraus, Steven Longa, Thomas Martin, Michael Rawson, Jonathan Reitz and Sebastian Rollo went through background checks, psychological exams, physicals and drug screenings before accepting the offer, the article says. They attended orientation on April 8 at the firehouse where they were fitted for gear, comple…

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by Cecilia Levine
Essex NJ
News
Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield
Help Wanted Sign Seeking 'Males Only' Stirs Controversy In Bloomfield Dozens weighed in after seeing a photo online of a help wanted sign posted on the front door of a Bloomfield sandwich shop inviting "males only" to apply.  "All jobs should be open to all that can perform the work safely. Not by race gender religion or sex," wrote one man of the sign, which appeared on the front door of NY Gyro King on Bloomfield Avenue.  Others spoke in a similar vein, while some commenters, assuming the employers' restriction was religious in nature, defended them.  "The workers are Muslim, you are not allowed to mix males with females unless they are fami…

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by Paul Milo
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights
Lifestyle
Hasbrouck Heights Attorney's App Aims To Abolish Workplace Sex Harassment Hasbrouck Heights Attorney's App Aims To Abolish Workplace Sex Harassment
Hasbrouck Heights Attorney's App Aims To Abolish Workplace Sex Harassment Hasbrouck Heights attorney Marc Garbar noticed his clients were experiencing sexual harassment and discrimination with no place to turn. So he did something about it. The employment law attorney has rolled his more than two decades of experience into "HarassmentLaw," his new app now available in the Apple App Store and GooglePlay.  “HarassmentLaw is a mobile app designed to offer employees and business owners immediate attorney access and relevant, employment law related information," the attorney said.  "With HarassmentLaw, you now have your in-the-trenches, in-the-mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Vernon
Politics
Former Mount Vernon Nutritionist Sues City, Mayor Following Firing Former Mount Vernon Nutritionist Sues City, Mayor Following Firing
Former Mount Vernon Nutritionist Sues City, Mayor Following Firing A former member of the Mount Vernon Department of Recreation is suing Mayor Richard Thomas, the city and Darren Morton, the Commissioner of his former department, alleging that he was fired for attending for attending a meeting regarding Memorial Field with former Mayor Ernest Davis. In a lawsuit filed this week, Larry McDowdell, a former nutritionist, claims that he attended a meeting with Thomas and Morton regarding the possibility of a new roof at the Memorial Field tennis center, and the mayor subsequently sent an email to City Council stating that “he was surprised to see Mayor Davis in…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
Business
Job Seekers Can't Be Asked Previous Salary Under New Westchester Law Job Seekers Can't Be Asked Previous Salary Under New Westchester Law
Job Seekers Can't Be Asked Previous Salary Under New Westchester Law Westchester County Executive George Latimer signed a bill that makes it illegal for companies to require an applicant to reveal his or her previous salary. The County Board of Legislators passed the legislation on Monday night. Latimer signed the bill Tuesday. It is aimed at reducing gender pay inequity while protecting job hunters who were downsized or are returning to work after a long break. The new provision, passed unanimously by a vote of 16–0, will ban businesses in Westchester from asking about a job seeker's previous salary history as a requirement in a job application or interview…

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by Jon Craig