Fired For Gossip

Hooksett, NH: (Mar-31-08) Joanne Drewniak and Jessica Skorupski, two former employees, brought a lawsuit against the town of Hooksett, after they were fired for gossiping. The suit stated that the women were fired in April 2007, along with town assessor Sandra Piper and code enforcement officer Michelle Bonsteel. Records showed that the four had worked nearly 50 years for the town, putting their work tenures together. Following the firing, all four women filed suit against the town and all four were scheduled to attend mediation earlier this year to try to reach a financial settlement.

Sources close to the case stated that a settlement had been reached, in which the town's insurance company had agreed to pay Drewniak and Skorupski $130,000 to resolve the lawsuit. Under the terms of the settlement, Drewniak received $10,000 for lost pay, $41,500 for alleged compensatory damages and $13,500 for legal fees. Skorupski got $5,000 for lost pay, $46,000 for alleged compensatory damages and $13,500 for legal fees. Additionally, under the terms of the deal, the town agreed to let the women resign from their jobs effective February 12, 2008 and will remove the termination letters from their employment files. [UNION LEADER: $130,000 PAID TO TWO OF "HOOKSET FOUR"]

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Published on Apr-2-08