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The Seventh Circuit has upheld a physical abilities test used by the Madison Fire Department despite the fact it creates a disparate impact on female candidates. The suit was brought by Catherine Erdman, a Janesville firefighter who failed the Madison physical abilities test in 2014.

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A volunteer firefighter in Colorado has filed suit claiming she was not hired for a paid position because of gender and age discrimination. Cynthia Winner filed suit against the Jefferson-Como Fire Protection District, its fire chief and a deputy chief.

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The US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin has ruled that the City of Madison did not unlawfully discriminate against women applicants to its fire department, despite the fact only 14% passed a physical abilities test that 84% of men passed. The ruling came in a suit brought Catherine Erdman challenging the 2014 hiring process.

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  A settlement has been announced in the 2011 gender discrimination case involving the Chicago Fire Department. The suit, Vasich v. City of Chicago, alleged that the department’s physical abilities test unlawfully discriminated against women because it had a disparate ...

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