A former Lycoming County human resources director who sued her former employers in federal court alleging she was terminated because of her use of approved intermittent family medical leave has reached a settlement with the county.

The terms of the settlement reached before a requested trial between Jessica Segraves and Lycoming County, who sued Commissioner Scott L. Metzger and former Commissioners Tony R. Mussare and Rick Mirabito, were not in the documents in the U.S. Middle District Court.

In her action filed Jan. 25, 2024, Segraves, who claimed not to have a disciplinary history, said the defendants refused to give her reason for her termination, and treated her less favorably than they treated men who were not on family medical leave and who did not have a disability requiring accommodations by the county.

The action was pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution regarding sex discrimination.

Segraves acknowledged in the court papers that she has acute panic attacks and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. She had been working in the position since January of 2022.

On or about May 25, 2023, Segraves applied for intermittent family medical leave due to her health, which was approved. She used about 1.5 hours of it at the end of the work day June 26, according to court papers.

Segraves was approved leave on July 31, leaving the workplace about 3 p.m. and resuming working from home for about 25 minutes, the court papers said.

Segraves was terminated on Aug. 11 and met with the commissioners. She contends in the court papers that she was not given a verbal or written notice ahead of the termination.

Segraves sought wages and benefits, loss of future wages and benefits, damages for her emotional distress and humiliation, expenses and losses related to seeking other employment, mileage and other expenses related to her new employment, payment of medical bills, attorneys fees and costs and other such damages.