Paula Haugen v. Nassau County Department of Social Services County of Nassau

The Nassau County Department of Social Services (the “Department”) and the County of Nassau (the “County”) appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Joanna Seybert, Judge), entered following a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee Paula Haugen. The jury determined that the appellants had violated Haugen’s rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq., and its state-law analogue, see N.Y. Exec. Law §§ 290 et seq. As a result, Haugen was awarded a total of $49,502.00, plus post-judgment interest.

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