The Harrison Fire Department should pay $90,000 to settle a complaint from a former volunteer who said she was sexually discriminated against, the federal agency that enforces civil rights laws determined.
But a town attorney said Harrison will still have its day in court.
The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission determined there was reasonable cause to believe the department discriminated against Angela Bommarito and retaliated against her for filing internal complaints about Henry Mohr, a former chief with whom she had an affair. Rose Weber, Bommarito’s attorney, said she and her client were “delighted but not in any way surprised” about the decision.
“The EEOC’s determination is a complete victory for my client and a humiliating expose of the dishonesty and corruption that permeate Harrison,” she said.