Tag Archives: Chicago Fire Department

A lawsuit that accuses a Chicago Fire Department lieutenant and captain of discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation has been reinstated by the US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. The suit was filed by former firefighter Roberto Alamo against Lieutenant Charlie Bliss, Captain Patrick Stefan and the City of Chicago.

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A Chicago police officer who was involved in an on-duty altercation with a Chicago fire captain in 2011 that resulted in a $1.6 million settlement in favor of the police officer, has filed a new suit claiming he was demoted in retaliation for the first suit.

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Twelve female paramedics who were discharged or suspended by the Chicago Fire Department have filed suit against the City of Chicago claiming that two new physical abilities test administered to them in the academy illegally discriminated against them.

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The Chicago Fire Department is investigating claims by African American female firefighter-recruits that dog feces was smeared on a sweatshirt and a chair in their changing area at the fire academy as a way of saying “We don’t want you here.”

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The family of a Chicago firefighter killed on December 14, 2015 has filed suit against the owners of the warehouse where he died. Daniel Capuano, 42, a 16 year veteran, died when he fell down an open elevator shaft in the vacant building.

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The 2014 list of America’s 100 Worst Bosses is out and the good news is only two of them are firefighters. The list is compiled annually by eBossWatch, whose team of experts consists of an impressive panel of workplace professionals.

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A Chicago firefighter who was the victim of outrageous police misconduct by a group of corrupt officers that included threats to plant evidence against him and get him fired, has passed an important legal hurtle in efforts to hold the individual officers responsible.

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The sexual harassment lawsuit against the City of Chicago highlighted last week in a blog post has been dismissed. On Monday, US District Court Judge George M. Marovich dismissed the complaint brought by a former payroll auditor, Deidre Green, who claimed that former Fire Commissioner John Brooks pursued her sexually and then targeted her for a layoff

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The Chicago Fire Department is facing a sexual harassment suit that goes right to the top of the organization: former fire commissioner John Brooks. Former payroll auditor Deidre Green claims Commissioner Brooks pursued her sexually and then targeted her for a layoff when she refused his advances.

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  A settlement has been announced in the 2011 gender discrimination case involving the Chicago Fire Department. The suit, Vasich v. City of Chicago, alleged that the department’s physical abilities test unlawfully discriminated against women because it had a disparate ...

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The estate of a man killed in a high rise fire in Chicago last Tuesday, has filed a petition in Cook County Circuit Court to obtain access to 911 tapes and fire reports. The three alarm fire occurred in a ...

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Twenty African-American female applicants to the Chicago Fire Department who are already plaintiffs in two other discrimination suits against the city, have filed yet a third suit against the city, this time challenging a physical abilities test that was used ...

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The city of Chicago has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an 13 year old girl who died in 2002 from an asthma attack. Arielle Starks died when paramedics allegedly failed to properly intubate ...

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