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Suit Claims Atlanta Fire Failed To Accommodate BC With Long-COVID
A battalion chief with the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department who developed long-COVID in 2021, has filed suit claiming the…
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Mass Civil Service Commission Renders a Split Decision in Boston Discipline Case
The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has upheld in part, and reversed in part, discipline of a Boston firefighter on charges…
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Probationary LA County Firefighter Claims Disability Discrimination
A probationary firefighter with the Los Angeles County Fire Department who resigned after just ten months on the job due…
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Ohio Firefighters Sue to Force Arbitration of COVID Sick Leave Grievance
Youngstown Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 312, has filed suit against the City of Youngstown seeking an order compelling the city…
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COVID-Related Cases in the Headlines
Two COVID-related cases are in the Fire Law News. In the Northern Mariana Islands, nine firefighters who were terminated for…
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Fire Law Podcast 32: Legal Implications of Corona Virus COVID-19 and Quarantine
In this episode, Curt and Bill Maccarone discuss the legal implication of the Corona Virus COVID-19 quarantine on fire departments…
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Alabama Chief Sues For Constructive Termination, Retaliation, and Denial of Benefits
Former Selma Fire Chief Toney D. Stephens has filed suit claiming that Mayor Darrio Melton made his working conditions so…
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Illinois Widow Sues Fire Department For Lost Sick Time
The widow of an Illinois firefighter who died of cancer in 2017, is suing the fire department he worked for…
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St. Paul Investigating Sick Leave Abuse
Officials in St. Paul are investigating whether three officers misused their sick leave, costing the city ten of thousands of…
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Sick Leave Abuse or Family Medical Leave Act Violation
Today’s burning question: I was a probationary firefighter and used accrued sick and vacation leave to take care of my…
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Wisconsin City Settles Severance Suit With Former Fire Chief
The City of Sheboygan has agreed to settle a suit by former Fire Chief Jeff Hermann over payment for accrued…
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