Tag Archives: Americans With Disabilities Act

A former Marine captain who was hired in 2019 by FDNY has filed suit claiming that he was hazed during his initial assignment and retaliated against when he complained. Charles Hughes filed suit last month in US District Court for the Eastern District of New York alleging an assortment of federal and state law discrimination claims.

Read More »

The City Council of Pittsburgh has introduced a resolution to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought in 2018 by a fire lieutenant who suffers from epilepsy. Lt. Robert Mahouski sued under the ADA claiming the city wrongfully refused to allow him to return to full duty after he slipped and fell down stairs while responding to the call.

Read More »

A Georgia firefighter who was prevented from returning to duty after taking stress-related medical leave is suing his department claiming disability discrimination. Timothy Smallwood filed suit against Forsyth County alleging a violation of Americans With Disabilities Act.

Read More »

A fire department paramedic who was terminated after experiencing four diabetic low-blood sugar episodes at work over a two-year period, has prevailed on a disability discrimination suit in US District Court in Indianapolis. Kristine Rednour worked for the Wayne Township Fire Department as a paramedic from 2009 to 2011

Read More »

A Palm Beach firefighter who lost his discrimination suit against the town has had to reimburse the town for a portion of its defense costs. Last January, Palm Beach prevailed in federal court in a suit brought by former firefighter-paramedic ...

Read More »

A long-serving Maine fire chief is contemplating filing suit over his recent termination that was attributed to his legs being amputated. Skowhegan Fire Chief Tom Keene, was terminated on December 30, 2013 by Town Manager John Doucette Jr. Doucette admitted ...

Read More »

An Illinois firefighter who was terminated last April because of a chronic testicular pain condition, has filed suit in federal court under the American’s with Disabilities Act. Ryan Williamson claims that the Pekin Fire Department refused to engage in an ...

Read More »

The city of Merced, California has agreed to pay a firefighter candidate $425,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit. Ryan Staiger was offered a job as a Merced firefighter in 2007, but was considered to be medically unfit due to ...

Read More »

Baltimore County has reached a settlement with the US Department of Justice and the EEOC over allegations that the county’s police and fire departments unlawfully discriminated against employees and candidates on the basis of disabilities. The case arose out of ...

Read More »