sick leave abuse
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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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Dallas Firefighter Charged With Felony Theft For COVID Related Sick Leave Abuse
A Dallas firefighter who took COVID-related sick leave earlier this year, is facing criminal charges for stealing $12,548.86 in wages…
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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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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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Sick Leave and Hypocrisy
Today’s burning question: My fire department has a sick leave policy that states "Members of the Department on sick leave,…
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Patterson Settles Retaliation Suit With Dispatcher For $80k
A New Jersey dispatcher who sued the Patterson Fire Department in federal court over harassment he sustained after reporting misconduct…
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Tucson Medic Indicted For Sick Leave OT Fraud
A Tucson Fire Department paramedic is facing criminal charges for his role in a sick leave-overtime scam intended to pad…
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Palm Beach Firefighter Ordered to Pay Town’s Defense Costs
A Palm Beach firefighter who lost his discrimination suit against the town has had to reimburse the town for a…
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Connecticut Firefighter Charged With Larceny for Sick Leave Usage
A volunteer firefighter in Plainville, Connecticut was charged earlier this year with larceny for using sick leave from his full…
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Texas Firefighter Fired Again
A Texas firefighter who was fired in 2010 has managed to have himself fired again. McAllen firefighter Robert Vargas reportedly…
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