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Fire Law Roundup for December 23, 2024
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 23, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss a ruling in a race…
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Court Dismisses Chicago Firefighter’s Discrimination Claims But Retaliation Claims May Proceed
The discrimination claims brought by a Chicago firefighter have been dismissed, but the US District Court for the Northern District…
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Fired LA County Firefighter Claims Disability Discrimination
A Los Angeles County firefighter who was terminated following a positive drug test has filed suit claiming the results were…
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Retaliation Suit Against LA City Dismissed
A probationary firefighter with the Los Angeles City Fire Department who filed suit in 2020 contending his termination was retaliation…
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Houston Firefighter Reinstated Following Procedural Error in Drug Testing
A Houston firefighter who was fired following a positive drug test in 2019, has been ordered reinstated by the Texas…
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Louisiana Court of Appeals Overturns CBD Termination of NO Firefighter
Louisiana’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the termination of a New Orleans firefighter who tested positive for a…
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Memphis Lieutenant Properly Terminated After Failing Second Drug Test
A Memphis lieutenant who was terminated for testing positive for marijuana a second time, has lost his appeal to be…
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Connecticut Medical Marijuana Patient Sues Over Rejection From Fire Academy
An applicant for the Bridgeport Fire Department who was rejected because a pre-employment drug test was positive for marijuana, has…
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Connecticut Court Sidesteps Firefighter Medical Marijuana Challenge
The Superior Court of Connecticut in Waterbury handed down a decision earlier this month that raised four important questions: Can…
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Florida Retaliation Suit Voluntarily Dismissed
A lawsuit accusing the Town of Palm Beach, an Assistant Fire Chief and the town’s risk manager of malicious prosecution,…
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Firefighter Settles Suit For $55k in Payments From Two FDNY Chiefs
A final settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a former FDNY firefighter who claims that department insiders…
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Honolulu Fire Confronts Medical Marijuana Test Case
A Honolulu firefighter with a prescription for medical marijuana who tested positive on random testing will keep his job, but…
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FDNY Firefighter Seeks Reinstatement
An FDNY firefighter who resigned in 2013 after failing a random drug test is suing to get his job back,…
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Post Accident Drug Testing in the Headlines
Today’s burning question: After an apparatus accident last week and I was sent for routine drug/alcohol testing. The local newspaper…
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