The Paterson Police Department could have simply let our client, Michele Sedeyn, return to work after her blood-clotting medical treatment was complete. It was only another seven (7) weeks. After all, the original injury was on the job and in the line of duty. Instead, they simply fired her. Choosing to reinstate her in 2006 would have cost them nothing. Being ordered to reinstate her in 2010 after a jury found they discriminated will cost them well in excess of a million dollars, especially after factoring in attorneys’ fees.
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