AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will pay a former employee $142,500 as settlement of a federal whistle-blower lawsuit.

Sharon Leahy-Lind, once a division director for the Maine Center for Disease Control, sued DHHS and her bosses at the CDC after she said she was harassed and retaliated against for refusing to shred public documents. The two sides recently agreed to settle and DHHS released the settlement agreement Friday.

As part of the agreement, co-plaintiff Katie Woodbury, a CDC office manager, will be paid $22,500 by the state. The state will also pay their attorney, Cynthia Dill, $85,000 to cover legal bills.

Also as part of the agreement, DHHS does not admit any wrongdoing.