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An Arizona firefighter who was terminated following her failure to submit to post-accident testing has filed suit claiming disability discrimination, retaliation, and failure to accommodate. Jennifer Martin filed suit against Rural Metro Fire Department, Inc. in US District Court for the District of Arizona.

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The US District Court for the Northern District of New York has rejected the discrimination claims of an Albany fire captain who was denied a promotion to battalion chief due to an off-duty incident. Captain Jeremy Clawson claims the City of Albany rescinded a civil service promotion he earned in 2019, because of a disability and his race.

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A former San Bernardino County division chief who was awarded $600,000 in 2016 for age-discrimination, has prevailed on the county’s appeal. Division Chief George Corley was terminated by the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District in 2012 because his management style conflicted with that of newly appointed Fire Chief Mark Hartwig

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