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$425,000.00 Settlement for Employment Discrimination

EICHEN LEVINSON & CRUTCHLOW, LLP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2002
Contact: Barry R. Eichen, Esq. 732-993-4808

Barry R. Eichen of EICHEN LEVINSON & CRUTCHLOW, LLP on behalf of plaintiffs Greg Montano and David Orban agreed to a settlement of $425,000 with Defendants Handex Environmental. Mr. Montano of Union County and Mr. Orban of Essex County were the victims of age discrimination by their employer Handex Environmental located in Marlboro, New Jersey. Discrimination can not be tolerated in this day and age, no matter what form it takes, no matter against whom it is designed to hurt. Eichen said.

Their were 12 laborers performing an environmental clean-up with Handex. Montano and Orban were two of three workers over the age of 50 who were terminated as of March 30, 1999. The company alleged that the termination was a result of decreased profits/revenues.

Through a deposition of the CFO of Handex, it was discovered that the holding company's revenues increased from 1997 until 2001. Plaintiffs contended that the lack of revenues was a pre-textual explanation to disguise the age discrimination.

Plaintiffs' experts included a forensic accountant and a human resources expert. The case was settled after mediation with former Appellate Judge John E. Keefe.

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