civil service
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Louisiana Court Holds Firefighter’s Suspension Violates Firefighter Bill of Rights 60-Day Deadline
A Louisiana appellate court has affirmed a Civil Service Commission decision overturning a six-hour suspension imposed on a New Orleans…
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Fire Law Roundup for April 8, 2024
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for April 8, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss criminal charges brought against a…
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Fire Law Roundup for July 3, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for July 3, 2023, Bill Maccarone and Curt discuss a court decision in…
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New Orleans Firefighter Reinstated Due to Failure to Comply With Firefighter Bill of Rights
A firefighter with the New Orleans Fire Department has been reinstated and his termination reversed because the fire department took…
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Massachusetts Civil Service Reinstates Deputy Chief But Demotes Him to Firefighter
The Mass Civil Service Commission has overturned the termination of a deputy chief, but concluded that the fire department had…
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Civil Service Commission Orders Extraordinary Remedy in Promotion Bypass Case
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has ordered the promotion of a female firefighter who was bypassed for promotion to captain…
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Louisiana Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Retro Pay to District Chiefs
The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the New Orleans Civil Service Commission that denied…
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Rockland MA Firefighter Prevails on Appeal of Termination
The reversal of the termination of a Massachusetts firefighter by the state’s Civil Service Commission due to bias on the…
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Mass Firefighter Ordered Reinstated by Civil Service Commission
A Bourne firefighter who was terminated in 2018 over comments he made on a medical run, will be reinstated following…
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Three Westfield Firefighters Reinstated by Civil Service Commission
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission delivered a stunning rebuke to the City of Westfield criticizing the handling of a disciplinary…
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Suit Seeks to Block New Haven Fire’s Planned Lottery
A New Haven fire lieutenant along with thirty firefighter-candidates have filed suit to block the city’s plans to use a…
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Wyoming Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement and Damages To Laramie Firefighter Terminated in 2012
The Supreme Court of Wyoming has upheld a jury verdict in favor of the estate of a Laramie firefighter who…
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No-Visible Tattoo Policy Upheld by Mass Civil Service Commission
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has upheld a no-visible tattoo policy in a challenge brought by an applicant to the…
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New York Fire Department Sued for Gender Discrimination in Hiring
A female applicant for the Mount Vernon Fire Department has filed suit claiming the city’s use of physical abilities performance…
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