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Howard Stern, Wife’s Cat-Filled Mansion Center Of Ex-Assistant's Lawsuit Howard Stern, Wife’s Cat-Filled Mansion Center Of Ex-Assistant's Lawsuit
Howard Stern, Wife’s Cat-Filled Mansion Center Of Ex-Assistant's Lawsuit Howard Stern and his wife, Beth, have been sued by a former assistant who used to work at their Long Island mansion. Leslie Kuhn claims that the Sterns created a hostile work environment at their Southampton home, leading to her termination, according to the suit filed Sunday, April 5 in New York Supreme Court. Kuhn accuses the Sterns of running “irresponsible and untenable animal rescue and fostering operations” at the site. The Sterns have previously spoken publicly about their wide-ranging cat care efforts, with Beth Stern saying in 2019 they'd fostered more than 900 cats. After startin…

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NJ Nurse Suspended For Calling Out Doctor Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Assassination: Lawsuit NJ Nurse Suspended For Calling Out Doctor Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Assassination: Lawsuit
NJ Nurse Suspended For Calling Out Doctor Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk Assassination: Lawsuit A New Jersey nurse has filed a lawsuit claiming she was suspended without pay as retaliation after objecting to a doctor who allegedly celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk. According to the complaint filed Sept. 12 in Bergen County Superior Court, Lexi Kuenzle says Englewood Health retaliated against her by suspending her without pay after she challenged Dr. Matthew Jung for alleged remarks he made in front of staff and patients. UPDATE: Englewood Health Denies Nurse Firing, Says Doctor Also Suspended In Charlie Kirk Dispute The lawsuit alleges Dr. Jung “cheered and publicly praise…

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Teaneck Cop Wins $2.1M In Retaliation Suit Teaneck Cop Wins $2.1M In Retaliation Suit
Teaneck Cop Wins $2.1M In Retaliation Suit A Bergen County jury on Thursday, Aug. 7, awarded more than $2.1 million to a veteran Teaneck police officer who claimed in a lawsuit that he was targeted, demoted, and hit with “fabricated” charges after speaking out about misconduct inside the department. Officer Glenn Coley, hired in 2002, filed his lawsuit in April 2022 against the Borough of Teaneck, the Teaneck Police Department, then Chief Glenn O’Reilly, Capt. Michael Ferrante, Sgt. Jeanette Williams, and Sgt. Kenneth Egbert.  The 53-page complaint alleges the department and borough officials discriminated against him because o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Racial Discrimination, Sexist Language Rampant Within NJ Ironworkers Union Facing Lawsuit: AG Racial Discrimination, Sexist Language Rampant Within NJ Ironworkers Union Facing Lawsuit: AG
Racial Discrimination, Sexist Language Rampant Within NJ Ironworkers Union Facing Lawsuit: AG A local ironworkers union is facing a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office alleging discrimination against Black members. Ironworkers Local 11 — a labor union with a Springfield-based training facility — that operates a hiring hall, is accused of "systematically bypassing Black union members for jobs and giving such workers less desirable assignments," Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Monday, June 24. The complaint accuses the union's business manager from 2008 to 2022, Raymond Woodall, its leadership and its members of repeatedly using racist slurs…

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by Cecilia Levine