Civil Suit
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California Battalion Chiefs Settle FLSA Overtime Dispute for $937,000
Ten battalion chiefs with the Tulare County Fire Department have resolved a lawsuit alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards…
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North Carolina Fire Chief’s Retaliation and Defamation Claims Survive Motion to Dismiss
A federal court in North Carolina has denied motions to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former part-time fire chief…
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Maryland Federal Court Dismisses Baltimore Firefighter LODD Lawsuit
A federal judge in Maryland has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the families of three fallen Baltimore City…
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Los Angeles Fire Chief Sues City Alleging Retaliation After Palisades Fire
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed suit against the City of Los Angeles, alleging she was removed…
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Oregon Fire District Sued by Former Employee Alleging Retaliation and Due Process Violations
A former administrative employee of the Netarts-Oceanside Fire District (NOFD) has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging she was…
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Baltimore Paramedic Alleges Religious Discrimination Over Sabbath and Holiday Observance
A Baltimore City Fire Department paramedic has filed a federal lawsuit alleging religious discrimination and failure to accommodate his religious…
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Widow of South Carolina Detective Sues Over Unauthorized Morgue Photos Taken by EMT
The widow of an Anderson County sheriff’s detective has filed suit alleging that an EMT with a private ambulance service…
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Virginia Captain Alleges Sex Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, and Retaliation
A veteran fire captain-paramedic has filed a federal lawsuit against Franklin County, Virginia, alleging sex discrimination, a hostile work environment,…
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Connecticut Fire Chief Alleges Retaliation, Free Speech Violations, and Constructive Termination
A part-time firefighter and volunteer fire chief in East Lyme, Connecticut has filed a multi-count civil lawsuit against the Town…
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Hawaii Fire Department Named in Lawsuit Alleging Injury During Motorcycle Crash Response
A Hawaii man has filed suit against the Hawaii Fire Department and the County of Hawaii arising out of a…
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Delaware Battalion Chief Sues City Alleging Retaliation Over Denial of Line-of-Duty Benefits
A longtime Wilmington Fire Department battalion chief has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the City of Wilmington retaliated against him…
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Federal Court Allows Sexual Harassment Hostile Work Environment Claim Against D.C. Fire to Proceed
A federal district court in Washington, D.C. has ruled that a female fire investigator’s hostile work environment claims against the…
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Federal Magistrate Recommends Denying Motion to Dismiss in FDNY Vaccine Mandate Religious Accommodation Case
A federal magistrate judge in New York has recommended allowing a lawsuit filed by an FDNY firefighter fired after being…
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