N.J. city paid police supervisor $190K to settle discrimination lawsuit
The City of Trenton has paid a police officer $190,000 to settle the discrimination lawsuit she filed seven years ago.
Sheila Tatarek alleged an assortment of discrimination over 20 years on the job when she filed the suit against Trenton in early 2017. At the time, she’d served 24 years as a city officer.
Among her claims was that she was outed as a lesbian at the police academy in 1993, to workplace issues that included her siding with another female officer - who also accepted a $125,000 settlement in 2015.
After reporting her grievances to police brass, in 2015, Tatarek said she was unfairly transferred to police academy duties in the basement of police headquarters, and suffered other backlash.
As they case moved through the court system, Tatarek was promoted to lieutenant in late 2020.
In late 2022, the city and Tatarek’s lawyer, Michael Morris, agreed to settle the case for $225,000, but the city council voted 4-0 against it in January 2023. (Due to an election runoff of at-large seats, the city only had four council members at the time.)
Michael Morris, Esquire and Robert M. Anderson, Esquire settled the above matter on behalf of Sheila Tatarek in our continuing support of our Police clients throughout the State of New Jersey.
Posted on 20 Feb 2024, 10:24 - Category: Media