Promotions
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Florida Firefighter Alleges Military Service Discrimination
A Florida firefighter is claiming that he was entitled to a promotion to deputy chief under a state veteran preference…
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Muncie Captain Sues Claiming He Was Improperly Denied Promotion
The Muncie, Indiana fire captain at the center of a testing scandal has filed suit claiming he was wrongfully passed…
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California Appellate Court Reinstates Age Discrimination Suit
An appellate court in California has reversed a trial court decision that dismissed an age discrimination lawsuit brought by an…
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Texas Fire Officer Claims Age Discrimination and Retaliation
A Texas fire captain who was passed over for promotion to assistant fire chief in 2023, has filed suit alleging…
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Third Reverse Discrimination Suit in KCMO Settled for $850k: Total is $1.5 Million
Kansas City, Missouri has agreed to settle the third of three reverse discrimination suits related to the 2022 promotion of…
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Court Upholds Bypass of Captain for Promotion to District Chief
The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has upheld the decision of the Springfield Fire Commissioner to bypass the promotion of a…
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LA County Assistant Chief Claims Reverse Discrimination
An assistant chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department has filed suit claiming he was passed over for promotion…
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Oregon Lieutenant Awarded $203,900 By Jury
An Oregon jury has awarded $203,900 in damages to a lieutenant with the Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. Lieutenant Daniel…
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Jury Awards $250k to Nashville Deputy Fire Marshal
The City of Nashville has been ordered by a federal court jury to pay a deputy fire marshal $250,000 plus…
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Massachusetts Civil Service Commission Overrules Bypass Of Female Applicant
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has granted the appeal of an applicant for the Brockton Fire Department, concluding that the…
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NJ Court Upholds Removal of Firefighter From Promotional List
The Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court has upheld a decision to remove a firefighter from a promotional list…
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Nashville Suit Headed Toward Trial
A lawsuit filed by a deputy fire marshal with the Nashville Fire Department claiming that she was passed over for…
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Court Refuses to Dismiss Due Process Demotion Case
A Wisconsin fire captain who was demoted in 2021 when the city reorganized its promotional process, got a mixed decision…
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