Fired prosecutor will get $90K in discrimination settlement

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A former veteran prosecutor who accused Broward State Lawyer Harold Pryor of firing him, together with 4 different white colleagues, in an act of racial discrimination walked away from his discrimination lawsuit with a one-time $90,000 payout, together with his lawyer’s charges.

The settlement was introduced in court docket in October, however the monetary particulars have been launched this week in response to a public data request.

Andrew Newman had been with the Broward State Lawyer’s Workplace for 26 years when Pryor was first elected in 2020 with a promise to ethnically diversify the company’s employees. Newman and 4 different long-time prosecutors, Tony Loe, Tim Donnelly, Alex Urruela and Ted Daus, have been all dismissed throughout Pryor’s first months in workplace.

Solely Newman sued, although Urruela later mentioned he sympathized with the lawsuit.

The settlement included no admission of wrongdoing, and the State Lawyer’s Workplace explicitly mentioned Newman’s claims have been “not legitimate.” However, in response to the settlement, each side agreed it might be higher to resolve the dispute than convey it to court docket.

A full-blown trial would have put quite a few present and former staff on the stand to reply questions below oath about Pryor’s efforts to stability his promise of range with the rights of white staff. It could even have compelled Newman to defend his job efficiency.

Newman will get $43,750 in compensatory damages and $18,750 in again pay. He’s liable for taxes on these funds. His attorneys get a further $27,500.

In return, in response to the settlement, Newman agreed to waive any declare he has in opposition to the workplace.

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