Settlement Amount Is One of the Largest Payments by a Municipality in an Employment Discrimination Case Brought by the United States on Behalf of a Single Individual
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Kristen Clarke, the Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced that the United States has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that the TOWN/VILLAGE OF HARRISON (“HARRISON”) and its Fire Department (the “HARRISON FIRE DEPARTMENT”) discriminated against a female firefighter on the basis of her sex and retaliated against her in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Consent Decree was approved yesterday by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As part of the settlement, the Town of Harrison has admitted that it never took any disciplinary action against a male firefighter who ultimately pled guilty to harassing a female firefighter. That type of response to illegal workplace harassment is abhorrent and undermines citizens’ faith in their local government. Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the Town of Harrison is required to implement comprehensive policy changes. I want to commend the bravery of Angela Bommarito, who fought back against discrimination and made this Consent Decree possible. This Office will always stand with victims of violations of our nation’s civil rights laws.”
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