Year: 2022
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UPDATED: Miami Firefighter Investigated for Assaulting Patient
A Miami firefighter at the center of a racially charged incident in 2017 that led to the termination of six…
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New York Enacts Firefighter Bill of Rights
The State of New York has enacted a law entitled "New York State firefighter bill of rights act". The new…
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Fire Law Roundup for December 12, 2022
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 12, 2022, Brad and Curt discuss a race discrimination lawsuit filed…
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Sacramento Firefighter Alleges Race Discrimination
A Sacramento firefighter is claiming that supervisors and colleagues discriminated against him on account of his race. Waris Gildersleeve filed…
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Families of Baltimore LODD Fire Announce Suit Against City
The families of three Baltimore firefighters who died while battling a fire in a rowhouse last January, have publicly announced…
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Boston Firefighter Seeks $8.3 Million Over COVID Vaccine Suspension
A Boston firefighter who was placed on unpaid leave due to his failure to comply with the city’s COVID vaccination…
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NY Ambulance Company Faces HIPAA-Related Class Action Suit Over Data Breach
An ambulance service in New York is facing a class action lawsuit for mishandling protected health information and failing to…
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Washington Firefighter Claims He was Sexually Harassed by Instructor
A Washington firefighter has filed suit claiming he was sexually harassed during his fire academy training by an instructor. Keanan…
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Fire Law Roundup for December 5, 2022
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 5, 2022, Brad and Curt discuss a suit filed by a…
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Georgia Battalion Chief Files FLSA Suit For Unpaid Overtime
A battalion chief who recently left the Lumpkin County Fire Department has filed suit claiming she was improperly categorized as…
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Court of Appeals Holds that Terminal Leave Counts Toward Pension Credits
The Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled that a former fire chief was entitled to pension credit for the four…
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Suit Claims LAFD Medics Dropped Patient Fracturing Her Leg
A woman who claims Los Angeles City Fire Department medics dropped her while transferring her from her bed to a…
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Wyoming Firefighter Sues Utility Over Wife’s Death in Wildland Fire
A Wyoming firefighter who’s wife was killed in a wildland fire has filed suit against the utility and tree service…
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Four Firefighters Seek to Hold DCFEMS in Contempt Over No-Beard Rule
Four members of the DCFEMS are asking a federal court to reopen two religious discrimination cases and find the city…
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