Fire Law Roundup for September 15, 2025
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for September 15, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a wave of disciplinary investigations into social media postings by firefighters about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025; a ruling in a disability discrimination case out of New Hampshire allowing a case to proceed to trial; a ruling that an Alabama fire department did not violate the FLSA in paying its firefighters; a ruling that a Georgia fire department did not violate sate law by denying full-time benefits to part-time employees who worked more than 40-hours per week; and a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County FD and the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation alleging that a child suffered repeated sexual assaults while housed at a conservation camp.
Firefighter Social-Media Posts About the Charlie Kirk Assassination Prompt Investigations
Federal Court Denies Summary Judgment in ADA Case Against Durham, NH
Federal Court Dismisses Alabama Firefighters’ Overtime and Retaliation Claims
Georgia Court of Appeals Rules in Part-Time Firefighter Benefits Case
Lawsuit Filed Against Los Angeles County Fire Department and CDCR Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Juvenile Camp