Military suit settlement approved by selectmenBy Frank MacEachern
Staff Writer
A settlement between the town and five police officers who sued the town, alleging they were discriminated against because of their military service, passed one hurdle as the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the deal Thursday.
The deal calls for the town to pay Sgt. Robert Berry $20,000 and promote him to lieutenant on Nov. 1. Four other town police officers involved in the lawsuit will each receive $10,000. The town also will pay the plaintiffs' legal costs of $25,000, Tesei said.....
.....The other officers in the lawsuit are Patrolman Sean O'Donnell, Sgt. Kraig Gray, Lt. James Heavey and retired Detective Terry McCue.
O'Donnell praised Tesei for his role in ending the litigation.
"Mr. Tesei has been forceful in getting this resolved," he said. "I hope the settlement will be accepted."
As part of the deal, Tesei said town staff and managers will receive training on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, a federal law that ensures those who have served in the military are not disadvantaged in their civilian careers because of their service, are promptly re-employed upon their return from duty and are not discriminated against in employment based on their past, present or future military service
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The Norwalk Community College Student Government Voted Unanimously To Approve A Greenwich Residents Request To Support And Fund The Veterans Club That Came Into Being This Year.
Last Veterans Day Lt. Governor Michael Fedele Pined Another Medal On Gero, Who Also Was Awarded The Bronze Star In Iraq.
After Veteran's Day, Norwalk Community College Established An Area In The New Student Center Just For Veterans.
Patriotic Connecticut Residents Have Donated Money To Norwalk Community College To Support The Veterans.
Greenwich Roundup's Korean American Son Has Repeatedly Instructed Greenwich Roundup Not To Put This News Up Him Here At This Blog.
But Greenwich Roundup Needed To Mentioned This Here, Because Of How Police Officers Are Being Punished And Dishonored In This Greenwich High School Grads Hometown.
However, Greenwich Roundup Wont Mention How Gero Survived 3 IED Attacks, Earned 11 other Military Commedations In One Tour In Iraq, Recieved A Letter Of Recommendation Form A Colonel.
Nor Will Greenwich Roundup Mention How Gero Has Been On The Honor Roll Every Single College Semester, Was Invited And Accepted Induction Into Norwalk Community Colleges Honor Society - Phi Theta Kappa And Is Working His Way Through School.
But Greenwich Roundup Would Like To Ask Greenwich Residents How Do You Think This Greenwich Patriot Feels When He Hears That ....
Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg Has Decided To
Illegally Discriminate Against Town Police Officers Who
President Bush Ordered To Go Overseas To Protect And Defend
The American Way Of Life We Enjoy.
At Any Moment, President Obama Could Order Gero And These Greenwich Police Officers To Leave Their Families And Mobilize To Afghanistan Or Any Other Trouble Spot In The World.
But Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg Is Willing To Waste The Money Of Greenwich Taxpayers In A Boneheaded Effort To Penalize Greenwich Police Officers Who Put Their Lives On The Line To Protect And Defend The Constitution Of The United States Of America.
Instead Of Honoring These Greenwich Police Officers On Memorial Day Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg Has Town Attorney John Wayne Fox Going To Federal Court Trying To Prevent These Patriots From Taking Promotional Tests, Because They Served One Tour In A Combat Zone.
Greenwich Roundup Has Only One Thing To Say To
Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg
And Town Attorney John Wayne Fox .....
Lets Protect The Rights Of These Greenwich Police Officers
Just As They Have Protected Our Rights
Shame, Shame, Shame .... On Any Greenwich Official That Fails To Protect The Civil Rights Of Any Service Member's Employment Rights.
Ridberg Needs To Make A Place At The Greenwich Police Department Testing Table For The Police Officers Who Were Ordered To Go To War
It Is Time For Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg
To Start Enforcing The Law.
To Start Enforcing The Law.
Ridberg Can Start By Enforcing The Uniformed Services Emplovment and Reemployment Rights Act ("USERRA").
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