Tag Archives: New Orleans Fire Department

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup, Brad and Curt discuss a decision reinstating a firefighter in New Orleans; an FLSA overtime suit by a captain in Louisiana; a suit challenging a union’s right to grieve the dismissal of a probationary firefighter; an award of $369k against FASNY; and a case refusing to invalidate a marriage between two Indiana firefighters.

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A firefighter with the New Orleans Fire Department has been reinstated and his termination reversed because the fire department took longer than 60-days to complete its investigation. Robert Pitre, Jr. was fired on September 28, 2020 for making a false report regarding an incident that occurred on June 14, 2020.

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The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the New Orleans Civil Service Commission that denied retroactive compensation to four recently promoted New Orleans district chiefs. Captains Paul Hellmers, Edward Poole, Jay Fielding and Michael Salvaggio were promoted to district chief in 2019.

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Louisiana’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the termination of a New Orleans firefighter who tested positive for a controlled substance because the city failed to account for his taking physician-approved legal cannabidiol.

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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu announced today that the city is making its first installment on what will be 13 payments to past and present New Orleans firefighters in settlement of two major lawsuits. The first installment is $15 million.

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