Fire Law Blog

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has upheld the decision of the Springfield Fire Commissioner to bypass the promotion of a fire captain to district chef. Springfield Captain Pierre Grenier was ...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/11/06/court-upholds-bypass-of-captain-for-promotion-to-district-chief/

The termination of a West Virginia fire chief earlier this year, has been upheld the city’s civil service commission. Clarksburg Fire Chief Stephen McIntire was fired by City Manager Tiffany la...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/11/05/civil-service-commission-uphold-chiefs-termination-despite-apparent-flsa-retaliation/

A Los Angeles County firefighter has filed suit alleging the county’s failure to address the ongoing harassment by another firefighter violated state anti-discrimination laws. Guilherme Guimara...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/11/04/la-county-firefighter-alleges-county-failed-to-stop-harassment/

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for November 4, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss a decision by the Ohio Supreme Court who refused to order the removal of a fire chief; the severing of a pregnancy ...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/11/04/fire-law-roundup-for-november-4-2024/

The New Jersey Court of Appeals has ruled that an Asian-American firefighter who was clearly harassed on one-occasion by a ranking officer, was not subjected to a hostile work environment and thu...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/11/03/nj-appeals-court-upholds-dismissal-of-hostile-work-claim/

The Ohio Supreme Court has refused to order the removal of a fire chief whose appointment was challenged by an assistant chief who served as the interim fire chief. Assistant Chief Patrick Johnso...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/31/ohio-supreme-court-refuses-request-to-remove-fire-chief/

A firefighter who sued two different Ohio townships alleging gender and pregnancy discrimination, will now have to proceed separately against each township following a court’s decision to sever...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/30/ohio-pregnancy-discrimination-suit-against-two-fire-departments-severed/

An Indianapolis battalion chief who was suspended for 24 hours for violating the department’s social media policy, has filed suit alleging gender discrimination, violation of her First Amendmen...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/29/indianapolis-firefighter-disciplined-for-social-media-activities-sues/

The Illinois Court of Appeals has ruled that it is an unfair labor practice for a fire department to unilaterally alter the qualifications of those eligible for shift-trades. In doing so the cour...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/28/shift-trade-qualifications-a-mandatory-subject-of-bargaining-for-illinois-firefighters/

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for October 28, 2024, Curt and Bill Maccarone discuss a lawsuit filed by a Tennessee chief over his termination; a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a Kansas ...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/28/fire-law-roundup-for-october-28-2024/

A Tennessee fire chief who was terminated earlier this year, has filed suit alleging he was retaliated against for reporting a former employee who self-deployed to a reported school shooting with...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/27/tennessee-chief-alleges-termination-was-retaliation/

A Kansas firefighter who was terminated in 2021 for “sewing seeds of distrust and discord” has filed suit against her former employer alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination and ret...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/25/kansas-firefighter-alleges-sexual-harassment/

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled as a matter of law, that FDNY cannot be held liable for their initial decision to dispatch a basic life support ambulance as opposed...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/23/court-holds-fdny-not-liable-in-ems-dispatch-and-transport-case/

An FDNY firefighter who suffered a severe allergic reaction to the COVID vaccine resulting in a career-ending heart condition, and who was denied an accidental disability pension, has filed suit ...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/22/disabled-fdny-firefighter-sues-over-vaccine-mandate/

The president of IAFF Local 86, Troy Uniformed Firefighters Association, is challenging a 15-day suspension without pay for refusing to participate in a training exercise he considered to be dang...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/21/ny-union-president-disciplined-for-refusing-to-participate-in-training-he-deemed-too-dangerous/

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for October 21, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss the settlement of a lawsuit brought by combat vet who was denied employment by the Paterson NJ Fire Department due ...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/21/fire-law-roundup-for-october-21-2024/

A Marine Corps veteran who was passed over by the Paterson Fire Department due to concerns about PTSD has reached a settlement of his discrimination lawsuit for $415,000. Brett D’Alessandro fil...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/20/new-jersey-city-settles-with-combat-vet-not-hired-as-a-firefighter-for-415k/

A Texas fire chief who was demoted and later suspended due to health-related concerns, has filed suit alleging disability discrimination and retaliation. Fire Chief Mario Escobedo filed suit agai...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/17/demoted-and-suspended-texas-fire-chief-alleges-disability-discrimination/

A Palm Beach County district chief who was terminated based on allegations he sexually harassed a female subordinate, has lost his lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the county’s poli...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/16/court-upholds-palm-beach-county-harassment-and-discrimination-policies/

The North County Fire Protection District is facing an age and gender discrimination lawsuit brought by the district’s finance manager. Cherie A. Juul filed suit in San Diego County Superior Co...

https://www.firelawblog.com/2024/10/15/california-fire-protection-district-facing-age-and-gender-discrimination-suit/