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DOJ Moves to End 47-Year-Old Consent Decree Over Norfolk’s Fire and Police Hiring Practices
The United States Department of Justice has filed an unopposed motion to dissolve a landmark 1978 consent decree that has…
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Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of Houston Discrimination Suit
A US Magistrate judge has recommended that a second lawsuit filed by a Houston firefighter challenging a Title VII consent…
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Fire Law Roundup for October 14, 2024
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for October 14, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss the settlement of a lawsuit…
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North Carolina City Enters Into Consent Decree Over Hiring Process
The City of Durham has entered into a consent decree with the US DOJ in response to claims that the…
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Massachusetts Consent Decree on Racial Quotas to Expire at the End of 2024
A federal court has ruled that a fifty-year-old consent decree that mandated strict race-conscious hiring quotas for Massachusetts fire departments…
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Court Dissolves Chicago Fire Department’s 42-Year-Old Consent Decree
The City of Chicago and the US Department of Justice have agreed to dissolve a 42-year-old consent decree that has…
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Fired Texas Recruit Files Race Discrimination Suit
An Austin firefighter cadet who was fired in 2016 for poor performance has filed suit claiming he was the victim…
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Buffalo Fire Argues That Four Decades is Enough
In 1974, the US DOJ filed suit against Buffalo alleging the fire department’s hiring process was discriminatory. What followed was…
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Baltimore Settles ADA Claim With Justice Department
The City of Baltimore has settled a case brought by the United States Department of Justice challenging hiring practices that…
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DOJ and Austin Settle Discrimination Suit
The City of Austin, Texas and the US Department of Justice have reach an agreement to settle a race discrimination…
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Louisiana Discrimination Case Wraps Up 32 Years Later
How long is too long? When it comes to the duration of consent decrees intended to address discriminatory practices in…
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Florida Fire Department Reaches Settlement with DOJ Over Pregnancy Discrimination
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the US Justice Department against the town of Davie, Florida…
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