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Home My WebLink About1976 01-08 Policewoman files lawsuit against Maplewood DISPATCH 6 (E) St. Paul Dispatch Thurs.,Jan.8, 1976 Policewoman files lawsuit Maplewood By LINDA OWEN to go to court if the Human That amounts to $25,000, and MILLER said Mrs. Ferrazzo The commission has abolished Staff Writer Rights Department has not acted Mrs. Ferrazzo is asking for addi- would receive top patrol offi- the "policewoman" and "pa- within 90 days on a complaint, tional pay from the date of the cer's salary, but would have no trolman" classifications and re- Maplewood policewoman Pa- Oakes said. legal complaint until judgment. seniority as far as selection of placed them with a single classi- tricia Ferrazzo filed suit in Ram- She also is askingpunitive her work schedule. fication,"police officer. i sey County District Court this NAMED AS defendants in the damages, limited by law to $500 However, Oakes said, the of- week, seeking recognition as a lawsuit are the City of Maple- per defendant,Oakes said. fer never has been made formal- police officer, $25,000 in back wood, City Manager Michael ly to her or her client. pay and full seniority rights. Miller and the Maplewood Po- THE POLICE civil service Mrs. Ferrazzo last July 19 filed lice Civil Service Commission. commission has been supportive Miller's offer, as described in a complaint with the Minnesota Mrs. Ferrazzo is seeking a of Mrs. Ferrazzo's claim, Oakes newspaper accounts, "has some Human Rights Department, al- declaratoryudgment that she is said, and was named as a defen- obvious problems," Oakes said. leging that she is paid less than a police officer, entitled to full dant in the legal action "only. However, she said, "We don't a male police officer with com- seniority, including compensa- because there is a statutory re- want to foreclose the possibility parable seniority. tion and selection of work quirement." of negotiation." THE DIFFERENCE amounts schedules,Oakes said. Miller last month said he in- Oakes noted that last March to about $370 per month, said The plaintiff is asking for tends to hire Mrs. Ferrazzo as a the police civil service commis- Mrs. Ferrazzo's attorney, Judith back pay to the date her em- patrol officer as soon as the sion established Mrs. Ferrazzo's Oakes. ployment as a policewoman be- commission certifies her as eli- position as that of a police offi- State law allows Mrs. Ferrazzo gan,June 2,1962,Oakes said. gible for the position. cer.