Lawsuit alleges Assembly speaker’s law firm violated family leave law

A former paralegal at Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin’s law firm alleges she was fired for requesting family leave to care for a loved one.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 365

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A woman who worked at Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin’s law firm is suing the firm and accusing it of firing her after she sought time off to care for her ailing mother-in-law.

According to the complaint, filed earlier this month in state Superior Court in Middlesex County, Dorota A. Ferraro alleges the firm violated the New Jersey Family Leave Act by restricting her ability to work remotely and then abruptly firing her …

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