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Exec may proceed with retaliation suit under Stimulus Act

Exec may proceed with retaliation suit under Stimulus Act

Exec may proceed with retaliation suit under Stimulus Act

A Head Start program in New York City has lost a motion for summary judgment to dismiss a whistleblower retaliation suit brought by the former executive director under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the economic stimulus act passed at the start of the Obama administration. A federal District Court has ruled that there are material issues of fact concerning the case. Naomi Herrera-Castro sued after she was fired shortly after she complained about misuse of federal funds. The facts of the case were heavily disputed during discovery, but the agency moved for summary judgment, claiming she had not made out the conditions for recovery. Although Castro died before the motion...

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