Tag Archives: Charlotte Fire Department

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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A group of 70 former Charlotte firefighters are one step closer to having their day in court, as a judge ruled today that their dispute over how pensions are calculated should go to a jury. The lawsuit was filed in 2016 and claimed the city’s method of calculating pension payments left them with only 86% of what they were owed.

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Two Charlotte Fire Department captains have filed suit claiming the former fire chief illegally terminated a promotional list for battalion chief, and in the process wrongfully denied them promotions. Captains Michael Clumpner and Jeffrey Matthews filed suit last week in ...

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A former arson investigator for the Charlotte Fire Department was awarded $1.4 million today in a whistleblower lawsuit against the City of Charlotte. Crystal Eschert, a former arson investigator for the city was fired after she voiced safety concerns over a new fire department building.

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A retired battalion chief is suing the City of Charlotte claiming the formula the city uses to calculate sick and vacation payouts to retiring firefighters is flawed. Brian Kurzel filed the suit, and is hoping additional retirees join him.

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Additional details are emerging about the lawsuit filed today against the Charlotte Fire Department by former fire investigator Crystal Eschert. Eschert claims that after she raised health, safety, and financial management concerns she was retaliated against by the fire department and terminated in September, 2014

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The Charlotte Fire Department’s new $11 million headquarters, already over a year behind schedule, is now embroiled in litigation.

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A civilian analyst with the Charlotte Fire Department has filed suit claiming the department retaliated against her in violation of the Family Medical Leave Act. Rachel Pillar filed the action earlier this year in Mecklenburg County Superior Court, but the ...

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