Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 23, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss a ruling in a race discrimination lawsuit filed by a New Orleans fire captain; a lawsuit out of North Carolina alleging a fire department terminated a medic over a drug test that he failed because he was using legally prescribed medications; a lawsuit by a fire captain with the San Antonio Fire Department claiming discrimination on account of disabling long COVID; a lawsuit filed by San Diego Firefighters IAFF Local 145 suit against the city claiming that the city’s refusal to provide details about allegations that led to a disciplinary investigation violate the state’s firefighter procedural bill of rights; and the settlement of an FLSA overtime case in Massachusetts.
New Orleans Discrimination Suit Pared Back
North Carolina Medic Who Failed Drug Test Alleges it was Lawfully Prescribed Meds
San Antonio Captain Claims Discrimination Over Long COVID
San Diego Firefighters Claim City Violated the Firefighters Procedural Bill of Rights
Massachusetts Fire Department Settles FLSA Lawsuit for $101k
