Ex-Hempstead employee wins $5M suit after town retaliated against her

Ex-Hempstead employee wins $5M suit after town retaliated against her

A former Town of Hempstead employee was awarded $5.2 million after a jury determined the town unlawfully retaliated against the employee after she was denied promotions because of her gender.  Debra Fee was hired part-time to manage the town’s Highway Department stockroom in 2006 and was hired full-time in 2011, according to Brewington Law, where...