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FINDINGS OF FACT
Most of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.
Petitioner’s legal residence was in Berlin, Maryland, at the
time she filed the petition.
Petitioner successfully prosecuted a claim for wrongful
discharge and back wages (petitioner’s claim) against the State
of Maryland. Petitioner and the State of Maryland resolved
petitioner’s claim around the end of April 1994 when they entered
into a release and settlement agreement (agreement). That
agreement provided in pertinent part:
WHEREAS, Deborah Messina and the State [of Maryland]
desire to enter into a full and final resolution of the
issues of the position to which Ms. Messina will be
restored and the amount of back pay and benefits to be
awarded, and to avoid litigation of those issues with
its attendant expense and inconvenience to the parties;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed between the parties
that they shall enter into a full and final settlement
of the issues of reinstatement and back pay and bene-
fits and dispose completely of those issues, in consid-
eration of the mutual promises and covenants contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration as
hereinafter described, the adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged. Accordingly, it is agreed as follows:
1. In full and complete settlement of these
matters, the parties agree to abide by the provisions
set forth in this agreement.
2. The State agrees to reinstate Deborah Messina,
as of April 29, 1994, in the position of a Human Ser-
vices Specialist IV, at Grade 15, Step 6, with the
Wicomico County Department of Social Services. * * *
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