Alexander Cardillo, a librarian at the Maurice M. Pine Library in Fair Lawn, N.J. since 2004, has filed a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination against Library Director Adele Puccio. Cardillo claims that Puccio favored female employees, systematically cutting his hours and ultimately firing him after he raised pay concerns. The lawsuit, filed on February 13 in Bergen County Superior Court, names the Borough of Fair Lawn, the library, and Puccio as defendants. Cardillo asserts that Puccio has only hired one male employee since becoming director in 2016 and retaliated against him for discussing wages. The lawsuit accuses the defendants of violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.