Tag Archives: San Jose Fire Department

The city of San Jose has agreed to settle a sexual discrimination suit brought last year by two female fire captains who claimed they were wrongfully denied promotions. Captains Debra Ward and Patricia Tapia filed the suit in state court ...

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San Jose Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 230 continued their pension battle against the City of San Jose by filing a lawsuit challenging a pension reform measure which San Jose voters approved on June 4, 2012. The suit, filed yesterday in Santa Clara ...

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As increasing numbers of women have entered the ranks of the fire service, many fire departments have had to address allegations of sexual harassment. While undoubtedly each case of harassment involves a unique set of facts, a recent San Jose, ...

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