A former Montebello police detective has reached a settlement in her lawsuit in which she alleged male department employees were given preferential treatment, including rank promotions as well as exemptions from the city’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.
Plaintiff Maria Chavez’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also alleged she was wrongfully fired in 2022 for refusing to be vaccinated, which she objected to for religious reasons. Her suit additionally named as defendants then-City Manager Rene Bobadilla and Nicholas T. Razo, the city’s former director of human resources. Both men now hold executive positions in Santa Fe Springs.
On Friday, Chavez’s attorney filed court papers with Judge Michael Shultz notifying him of a “conditional” resolution in the case with an expectation of a request for dismissal will be brought by May 15. No terms were divulged…