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Paramus, NJ
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Paramus Cop Sues Chief, Borough Claiming Promotions Were Rigged For Friends Paramus Cop Sues Chief, Borough Claiming Promotions Were Rigged For Friends Paramus Cop Sues Chief, Borough Claiming Promotions Were Rigged For Friends
Paramus Cop Sues Chief, Borough Claiming Promotions Were Rigged For Friends A longtime Paramus police officer has filed a lawsuit against the borough, its police department, and its chief, claiming he was repeatedly denied promotions in favor of less senior officers who were friends and family associates of department leadership, according to court records. Michael Boccher Sr., of Parsippany, who has worked for the Paramus Police Department since about 2004, filed the complaint in Bergen County Superior Court on Friday, May 29. The lawsuit alleges violations of the New Jersey Civil Rights Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Boccher applied for p…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
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DOJ Investigating Baltimore Health Department Over Alleged Segregated Training (DEVELOPING) DOJ Investigating Baltimore Health Department Over Alleged Segregated Training (DEVELOPING) DOJ Investigating Baltimore Health Department Over Alleged Segregated Training (DEVELOPING)
DOJ Investigating Baltimore Health Department Over Alleged Segregated Training (Developing) The US Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore City Health Department over allegations that employees were separated by race during workplace training. The probe was opened by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to determine whether the department engaged in employment practices that discriminated against workers based on race, color, or national origin, authorities announced on Wednesday, Feb. 4. “Separating employees into training groups based on their race is discriminatory, illegal, and un-American,” said Assistant Attorney General H…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Sicklerville Starbucks Accused Of Discrimination After Denying Mom Private Space To Pump: AG Sicklerville Starbucks Accused Of Discrimination After Denying Mom Private Space To Pump: AG Sicklerville Starbucks Accused Of Discrimination After Denying Mom Private Space To Pump: AG
Sicklerville Starbucks Accused Of Discrimination After Denying Mom Private Space To Pump: AG Starbucks is facing state action after allegedly denying a South Jersey barista a private space to pump breastmilk at work, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 22. A Finding of Probable Cause was issued against Starbucks for violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) at its Sicklerville location, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) said. The barista, who filed the complaint with DCR, returned from parental leave and requested a private place to pump during her shift. Instead, investigators said the store manager set up a trifold pri…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Englewood Health Doc Resigns, Nurse Stays On Staff After Alleged Kirk Comment Clash: Officials Englewood Health Doc Resigns, Nurse Stays On Staff After Alleged Kirk Comment Clash: Officials Englewood Health Doc Resigns, Nurse Stays On Staff After Alleged Kirk Comment Clash: Officials
Englewood Health Doc Resigns, Nurse Stays On Staff After Alleged Kirk Comment Clash: Officials Englewood Health says a physician has resigned and a nurse will resume working her scheduled shifts following an internal investigation into an alleged incident involving remarks made by the doctor about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In a Sept. 15 statement, the hospital said it “diligently investigated the Sept. 10 incident that occurred between a doctor and a nurse in a patient care area.” Lexi Kuenzle  lexiknzl Instagram As previously reported by Daily Voice, Englewood Health nurse Lexi Kuenzle filed a lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court on Sept. 12, claiming sh…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax, VA
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DEI Hiring At George Mason Under DOJ Investigation For Reported Race, Sex Bias DEI Hiring At George Mason Under DOJ Investigation For Reported Race, Sex Bias DEI Hiring At George Mason Under DOJ Investigation For Reported Race, Sex Bias
DEI Hiring At George Mason Under DOJ Investigation For Reported Race, Sex Bias George Mason University is under federal investigation for allegedly using race and sex to influence faculty hiring decisions in violation of federal civil rights law, the US Department of Justice announced. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division says it has opened a full investigation to determine whether the Fairfax-based university engaged in “a pattern or practice of discrimination” in its employment policies, including hiring, promotion, and tenure. The probe stems from internal emails, public remarks, and hiring panel documents indicating that university leadership, including President Grego…

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by Zak Failla
Albany, NY
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Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges
Fired NY Trooper Was Targeted For Being A Woman, Lawsuit Alleges A former New York State Police trooper claims she was unjustly fired after a botched drug test — and targeted in part for being a woman. Jamie Kasper, a decorated Army combat veteran and eight-year State Police officer based in the Hudson Valley, says she was punished for a positive drug test caused by a contaminated dietary supplement — even after two follow-up tests came back negative. In a lawsuit filed in Albany County Supreme Court on Thursday, May 22, Kasper alleges the New York State Police “manipulated due process and disregarded their own internal policies” by relying on an unautho…

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by Michael Mashburn
Newburgh, NY
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Hudson Valley Press Secretary Settles Lawsuit With County, Leaves Job Hudson Valley Press Secretary Settles Lawsuit With County, Leaves Job Hudson Valley Press Secretary Settles Lawsuit With County, Leaves Job
Hudson Valley Press Secretary Settles Lawsuit With County, 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, NY
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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
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
Towson, MD
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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
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
Cherry Hill, NJ
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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
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
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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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
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
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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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
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, NJ
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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
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
Newark, NJ
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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
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, NJ
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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'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, NY
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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
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, NY
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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
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