Tag Archives: sexual discrimination

Today’s burning question: Do we have to provide separate sleeping quarters and bathroom facilities for male and female employees? Answer: While there are no requirements that fire departments provide separate facilities for men and women, providing separate facilities is a wise move that can head off a host of headaches down the road.

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A female recruit who was fired on graduation day from the Fort Wayne Fire Department’s training academy in 2014, has filed suit alleging gender discrimination. Victoria Bolden filed suit on July 21, 2016 claiming that her termination on June 10, 2014 was based on her gender.

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Through the sleuthing of a government watchdog, the confidential settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit against a New Jersey fire department last July has been publicly revealed. John Paff, a well known open government advocate, uncovered the settlement between the Rockaway Township Fire Department and Sara Matthews.

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A firefighter-paramedic in Kissimmee, Florida who was terminated in October 2013, has filed suit claiming she was the victim of sexual discrimination and retaliation under state and federal law. Melanie Jerozal filed suit last week in US District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She was terminated just five months after she had been hired, and claims it was “because of her gender...

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A Missouri deputy chief who was fired in 2011 and sued unsuccessfully for wrongful termination to get his job back, has been rehired by the same department as assistant fire chief. Deputy Chief Cary Spiegel was one of four chief ...

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A Michigan fire officer is claiming she was discriminated against when she was not made acting fire chief despite having served as interim chief for eighteen months. Training and Safety Officer Ona Lee Aguilar of the Saginaw Fire Department claims ...

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The city of Monterey Park, California has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former fire chief who claims she was discriminated against and forced to resign because of her gender and the fact she is gay. Chief Cathleen ...

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Today’s burning question: Is it legally acceptable for a chief officer to recommend that a probationary firefighter resign during a fire academy? Answer: There is nothing inherently illegal with an officer recommending that a probie resign. The problem comes in ...

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A Cobb County firefighter has filed suit against her department alleging sexual harassment, sex discrimination, pregnancy discrimination and FMLA violations. Firefighter Alison Carroll has worked for Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services since 2008. She claims she was constructively discharged ...

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An Orange Township, Ohio firefighter who was awarded more than $1.7 million by a jury earlier this year for sexual harassment and discrimination, has agreed to settle her suit for $875,000. Raechel Sterud, 32, accused the Orange Township Fire Department ...

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The City of Washington, Pennsylvania has settled a controversial sex discrimination suit brought by the city’s first female firefighter. Victoria Bozic was fired by the City of Washington on March 5, 2009, after she allegedly misrepresented where she lived during ...

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The female firefighter who was the target of an infamous bathroom cam stunt back in 2010 has filed suit against the Los Alamos County Fire Department and the firefighters who allegedly perpetrated the “extreme sexual exploitation”. Jessie Noah was the ...

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A former duty chief with the Topeka Fire Department has settled a portion of her federal gender discrimination lawsuit by dismissing the union from the action. Deputy Fire Chief Kathy Petty was terminated from the department in February, 2010 during ...

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  A settlement has been announced in the 2011 gender discrimination case involving the Chicago Fire Department. The suit, Vasich v. City of Chicago, alleged that the department’s physical abilities test unlawfully discriminated against women because it had a disparate ...

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