The firing of a morgue employee in New Jersey has been upheld after he leaked details about the deaths of hockey stars Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
The employee disclosed the deaths of the brothers in a group chat shortly after they were killed in a biking accident in August 2024.
New Jersey Civil Service Commission members upheld the decision to terminate the employee, according to the Courier Post. The decision rejected a lesser penalty for the morgue worker, which was recommended by Administrative Law Judge Allison Friedman in December 2025.
In her initial ruling, the judge said the emplo...
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