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Irvington council approves three workers’ compensation settlements totaling up to $1,147,206.50
Summary
The council approved settlements for three workers’ compensation matters on May 12: up to $370,000 for Brandon Gaeta, $77,206.50 for Quintin Ponder, and up to $700,000 (structured payments) for Gerard Werrell and Roseanne Canavan; all actions recorded as adopted with no admission of liability.
The Irvington Municipal Council approved three workers’ compensation settlements during its May 12 meeting that together could total as much as $1,147,206.50.
The council adopted a resolution to settle Brandon Gaeta v. Township of Irvington (Workers’ Compensation Case No. 2024-20141) for an amount not to exceed $370,000. The item’s minutes state the settlement will be processed through D&H Alternative Risk Solutions, the township’s third-party liability administrator, and that the agreement includes no admission of liability.
Separately, the council approved a settlement for Quintin Ponder v. Township of Irvington (Case No. 2022-30543) not to exceed $77,206.50, and adopted a resolution settling Gerard Werrell and Roseanne Canavan v. Township of Irvington (WC074986-01 and WC074986-02) in an amount not to exceed $700,000; the Werrell/Canavan settlement was structured as $300,000 up front and $400,000 payable over 10 years, per the minutes.
Each resolution in the minutes states the township’s legal office recommended settlement to avoid further expense and that the settlements carry no admission of liability. The meeting record lists the items as adopted but does not provide roll-call vote tallies for the settlements.
