Fired HR chief in Edmonds awarded $1M in wrongful termination, defamation case

Nov 18, 2014, Seattle, Washington.

A federal jury has awarded more than $1 million to the former human-resources director for the city of Edmonds after finding she was wrongfully fired and defamed by ex-Mayor Mike Cooper after she raised questions about the pay and working hours of his executive assistant.
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