Allentown HR director was forced out after refusing to fire ‘troublemaker,’ lawsuit says

Allentown’s former human resources director says he was forced out because he refused to follow Mayor Matt Tuerk’s order to fire a “troublemaker” employee, according to a lawsuit.

Nadeem Shahzad filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court. It says he lasted only 35 days before he was forced out by Tuerk.

The mayor and the city solicitor didn’t immediately reply to an email seeking comment Monday…

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