Last week the board of supervisors meeting Penn Forest supervisors voted to accept a settlement agreement with Teamsters Local 773 and former employees Carol Matthews and Cindy Henning.

Matthews and Henning were both terminated after an altercation that took place on May 9, 2014, at the township building. Henning's complaint alleges that during an argument that took place between supervisors Walter Reiner and Scott Lignore and employee Carol Matthews, Henning was blocked by Reiner, who "then grabbed Henning's arm and directed her back to her office."The township said they fired her for insubordination.The settlement agreement covers lost wages and does not contain an admission of liability or responsibility by the township.Matthews received $6,000 and Henning received $7,000 in the settlement."I would have preferred to have my job back," said Henning when reached for comment. "But I opted for the settlement because I could not continue to watch unethical behavior and take the constant abuse from four of the supervisors."Henning still has two additional cases pending against the township.One is a whistle-blower case before the Carbon County Court of Common Pleas and the second case is pending before the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission for discrimination related to Henning's termination.An amended complaint was filed in Carbon County June 4. The amended complaint was filed in response to preliminary objections by the respondents and more specifically identifies the individual parties being named in the suit. Both cases are in the discovery stage, according to Henning's attorney William Vinsk.Last June, former township treasurer Mary Ann Lewellyn filed a suit in the Middle District of the U.S. Court naming Penn Forest Township and township supervisors Alan Katz and Christine Fazio as defendants in an action alleging violation of the Uniform Services Employment and Re-Employment Right Act and the Family Medical Leave Act for wrongful termination and retaliation.On Oct. 14, Lewellyn settled her case with the township for $50,000. She resigned the same day.