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Passaic Prosecutor Asked Employee To Process Risqué Photos Of Her And Husband, Lawsuit Claims Passaic Prosecutor Asked Employee To Process Risqué Photos Of Her And Husband, Lawsuit Claims
Passaic Prosecutor Asked Employee To Process Risqué Photos Of Her And Husband, Lawsuit Claims An employee claims Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes asked him to process inappropriate photos of her and her husband and then was retaliated against after he refused. Media specialist Henry Hernandez of Clifton contends his pay was docked, medical issues that put him at risk during COVID were ignored and he was isolated "both socially and professionally" following two refusals. Hernandez claims in a lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Paterson that he'd been considered an "exemplary employee" until Valdes asked him to process a disc of photos that contained images of the prosecuto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lawsuit: Dumont Woman Fired Over Coworker Who Wanted To Bring Gun To School Lawsuit: Dumont Woman Fired Over Coworker Who Wanted To Bring Gun To School
Lawsuit: Dumont Woman Fired Over Coworker Who Wanted To Bring Gun To School A former counselor at Bergen County Technical Schools has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired after reporting a colleague who wanted to bring a gun to the school’s office, according to a report by NJ.com. Dumont resident Laura Martin was working as a career counselor for special needs students at the school’s “One Stop Career Center” in Hackensack when her newly-hired coworker said she wanted to carry a weapon, court papers said. The suit, filed in Bergen County Superior Court last month, claims the coworker “had asked Human Resources if she could bring a gun to work because of the type …

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by Valerie Musson