Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for April 29, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss the appeal of an arbitrator’s decision to reduce the suspension of a Kansas City firefighter to three days for causing a triple fatal apparatus crash; the filing of a lawsuit by a New Hampshire firefighter who claims he was sexually harassed and retaliated against; a New Jersey court ruling that officers can be in the same bargaining unit as firefighters; a Massachusetts Civil Service ruling that the Brockton Fire Department should not have bypassed a female candidate for hiring; and the long-expected issuance of new regulations on the white collar exemptions that increase the minimum salary requirements.
KCMO Challenges Arbitration Award in Triple Fatal Crash
New Hampshire Firefighter Claims He Was Sexually Harassed
NJ Court Upholds Officers Being in Same Bargaining Unit as Firefighters
Massachusetts Civil Service Commission Overrules Bypass Of Female Applicant
US DOL Announces Increases to White Collar Salary Test
