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PROPOSED PAYMENT APPROVAL
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Action: Approve payment of $49,449.50 to Wendy Moore, pursuant to 18-cv-4366
Payee: Wendy Moore, Riverdale, Illinois
Good(s) or Service(s): Legal settlement
Fiscal Impact: $49,449.50
Accounts: 11100-1440-10155-521044, legal fees
Contract Number(s): N/A
Summary: It is proposed that $49,449.50 be paid to Wendy Moore in settlement of litigation: Wendy Moore v. Office of the Chief Judge and the County of Cook, 18-cv-4366. This case is one of two related cases involving two former employees of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), pending in the United States district court for the Northern District of Illinois. Both cases allege discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1190 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Settlement agreements have been executed for both cases.
Although the county or the state routinely pays such litigation expenses, both the Cook County State’s Attorney and the state have represented they will not approve payment in these matters. As such, it is proposed that the settlement costs be paid from funds appropriated in the budget of the JTDC.
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