Promotions

A Chicago firefighter, with the support of the US Department of Justice, has filed suit claiming the city’s refusal to accommodate his request to make-up a promotional exam when he returned from a military deployment violates the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

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A New Jersey firefighter who claims he was subjected to “severe and pervasive” race discrimination culminating in his being passed-over for promotion, has filed suit against his fire chief and the city. Chris Williams filed suit against the City of Vineland and Fire Chief Luigi Tramontana in September.

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A Georgia firefighter has filed suit claiming he was repeatedly passed over for promotion on account of his military service, and then retaliated against once he complained. Thomas Bridgeman filed suit in federal court earlier this month against the City of Milledgeville.

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The 11th Circuit has denied the appeal of a Georgia fire chief who claims his application to become the fire chief of the City of Americus was rejected on account of his race and because he previously sued his former employer for race discrimination.

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The Maryland Aviation Administration has reached a settlement with a paramedic who claimed she was the victim of gender discrimination and retaliation while working at BWI. Barbara Lowman claimed she was passed over for promotion to EMS Division Chief in 2015 in favor of a less-qualified man.

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Cedar Falls Firefighters, International Association of Firefighters Local 1366, filed suit last week in Black Hawk County District Court to block the city’s attempt to promote 9 police officers into newly created positions of authority within the fire department.

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A lawsuit filed by a Florida battalion chief claiming he was passed over for promotion to division chief due to his military service, has been dismissed. Battalion Chief John H. Ramirez filed the suit in January accusing Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue of violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)

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An Oakland captain is suing the city and Fire Chief Darren White claiming he was wrongly passed over for a promotion in the fire marshal’s office because his son was convicted of arson. Captain Howard Holt filed the suit last week alleging race discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and a host of state law claims.

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A Marietta, Georgia firefighter not only lost her sexual harassment lawsuit, she was ordered to pay the city’s costs in an order handed down last week. Former Lieutenant Margaret Richardson filed suit last year alleging sex discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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A veteran Charlotte battalion chief who recently took a job in another community as fire chief, has filed suit against the City of Charlotte claiming he was the victim of race discrimination. Chief Willie Summers, a 30 year veteran who recently was appointed as the fire chief in Asheboro, claims he was passed over for promotion because he was black.

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The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled against a Saginaw fire officer who claimed the city’s failure to appoint her acting fire chief, interim fire chief, and fire chief was sex discrimination and/or retaliation. Ona Lee Aguilar filed suit in Saginaw Circuit Court naming the city and Saginaw Firefighters, IAFF Local 102.

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A Cincinnati district chief who twice reported misconduct by other chief officers and thereafter was passed over for promotion, is appealing a ruling by a US District Court in favor of the city. District Chief Raffel Prophett filed suit last year accusing City Manager Harry Black of labeling him as a trouble-maker and blocking his promotion to Assistant Chief.

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A lawsuit filed by four Virginia Beach firefighters over a promotional cheating scandal has been dismissed because the judge claims the court lacked the jurisdiction to hear the case. The firefighters filed the suit in March after it was confirmed that at least two firefighters were given advanced information about what would be on the tactical portion of the exam

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A Kansas City, Missouri firefighter who retired in 2014 has filed a race discrimination suit claiming that after he was repeatedly passed over for promotion to captain he had no choice but to retire. Travis Yeargans filed suit yesterday alleging that he was “constructively discharged”.

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