Bergen County has agreed to pay just over $1 million to settle a federal civil rights suit by eight county employees who claimed they lost their jobs for supporting the opponent of County Executive James Tedesco III.
The settlement of $1,003,200, signed by Tedesco on Tuesday, provides payouts ranging from $25,000 to $146,000 to the eight fired workers. Three of the plaintiffs, who continued to work for the county in lower-paying jobs after the layoffs, were restored to their former pay levels. The settlement also provides $202,600 in legal fees and costs to Brach Eichler, the firm that represented the plaintiffs.
