GOLDEN, Colo.—Jefferson County has paid $600,000 to settle sex- and age-discrimination lawsuits filed by two former employees against the county’s top executive.
The Denver Post reported Thursday the county also spent nearly $167,000 on in-house and outside legal help to defend the claims against County Administrator Jim Moore.
Sixty-year-old Judy Goebel and 56-year-old Jerelyn Bower filed federal lawsuits alleging that Moore fired them in 2007 because of their age and gender and that he created a hostile work environment.
The settlement bars Moore, the county commissioners and the two former employees from discussing the cases.
Moore and county officials have denied the charges, saying the women were fired because of budget issues.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
