Paying $245,000 to former IT chief causes rare division of Cuyahoga County Council
Feb 09, 2021
OUTCOME: Settlement
Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday approved a $245,000 settlement for former information technology chief Scot Rourke, who filed a lawsuit accusing the county of unlawfully keeping him on unpaid leave ...for 19 months amid a criminal investigation.
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Sexual harassment
Former Cleveland VA nurse who alleged sexual misconduct settles lawsuit for $161,500
Feb 13, 2018
OUTCOME: Settlement
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay $161,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former Cleveland VA nurse who alleged officials improperly handled sexual misconduct... accusations before and after she made a formal complaint.
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https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2018/02/former_cleveland_va_nurse_who_1.html?fbclid=IwAR2LArq8u3BVC4VDwQG5h1ziXXwkflRsLf-Iw13TZ10YvsR_ZwbXOQxCh_k
Employment and labor
Former Richmond Heights principal wins $275,000 in reverse racial discrimination lawsuit with district
Jan 15, 2016
OUTCOME: Settlement
Former Richmond Heights high school principal Timothy Pingle received $275,000 as part of his settlement with the school district in a reverse racial discrimination lawsuit he filed in 2012.
The dis...trict's insurance company, Netherlands Insurance Co., issued the law firm representing Pingle a check in November, according to the agreement the district provided to cleveland.com Friday. The school board also switched Pingle's 2012 termination to a resignation, as part of the settlement.
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https://www.cleveland.com/hillcrest/2016/01/former_richmond_heights_princi.html
Employment and labor
City, Akron firefighters reach settlement in long-pending promotional suit
Dec 03, 2015
OUTCOME: Settlement
The settlement, which avoided a third trial in the case, requires Akron to pay $1.04 million in back pay and pre-judgment interest to the firefighters.
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https:...//www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/12/03/city-akron-firefighters-reach-settlement/10683900007/
Employment and labor
Justice Department Settles Sex Discrimination Suit Against Summit County, Ohio
Mar 27, 2013
OUTCOME: Settlement
In July 2012, shortly after the United States joined the lawsuit, Summit County abandoned its sex-segregated job assignment system. Under the terms of the consent decree, Summit County has agreed to ta...ke several steps to ensure that any job assignment system implemented at the Summit County Jail will comply with Title VII and only use sex-based assignments, if at all, to the limited extent that they are reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the jail. To make this determination, the county will conduct a staffing analysis and develop a lawful staffing plan, which it will review regularly during the life of the decree. The county will also provide training on sex discrimination as well as engage in recruitment efforts to encourage qualified female applicants to apply for deputy positions. Finally, the county will pay $400,000 in individual monetary relief to the affected female deputies and to cover their attorney fees.
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-settles-sex-discrimination-suit-against-summit-county-ohio
Constitutional
Former administrator settles suit against Wellington district
N/A
OUTCOME: Settlement
A former administrator in the school district, was awarded $525,000 in a settlement agreement, ending a three-year legal battle with the village schools.
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