Fire Law Roundup – April 25, 2022

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup, Brad and Curt discuss a decision reinstating a firefighter in New Orleans over the violation of the firefighter bill of rights; an FLSA overtime suit by a captain in Louisiana; a suit challenging a union’s right to grieve the dismissal of a probationary firefighter; an award of $369k against FASNY for wrongfully terminating the contract of one of it’s officers who raised concerns about financial improprieties; and a case refusing to invalidate a marriage between two Indiana firefighters just prior to one’s death over concerns that it was being used to fraudulently award pension survivorship benefits.