Tag Archives: disability

A Denver firefighter has filed suit claiming the department’s handling of his post-traumatic stress disorder violated the Americans With Disabilities Act, and that the reaction of his officers to his military reserve commitment violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

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A New Jersey firefighter is suing his fire department and fire chief claiming they failed to accommodate his attention deficit disorder. Timothy Eosso is suing the Township of Edison and Fire Chief Brian Latham claiming they failed to adopted promotional procedures that would accommodate his disability...

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A Missouri firefighter who was severely injured in 2006 at a fatal fire, has prevailed in a suit to continue earning her full pay while recuperating from her injuries. Cindy Schuenke, 50, was a firefighter paramedic with the Community Fire Protection District. She was severely injured at a fire on March 29, 2006

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On October 30th, the Oregon Supreme Court issued its decision in John Miller, et. al., v. City of Portland, 356 Or. 402 (2014). The case has important implications for municipalities and fire fighters regarding disability benefits. The question in Miller centered on whether a municipality can change a fire fighter’s “required duties” to require the fire fighter to return to duty despite previously being deemed disabled.

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The City of Baltimore has settled a case brought by the United States Department of Justice challenging hiring practices that the DOJ claims discriminate against people with disabilities. The suit was brought on behalf of a woman who was given ...

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A paramedic who has worked for years in the industry as an ambulance driver and medic has filed suit against the FDNY for denying her employment because she only has vision in her right eye. Nadya Buttigieg, 39, lost her ...

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The case of Syracuse firefighter John Williams who was terminated because of a diabetic condition, is headed to an appellate court. Williams was terminated after a series of incidents of lightheadedness in 2011 culminated in a vehicle accident. In 2013, ...

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A long-serving Maine fire chief is contemplating filing suit over his recent termination that was attributed to his legs being amputated. Skowhegan Fire Chief Tom Keene, was terminated on December 30, 2013 by Town Manager John Doucette Jr. Doucette admitted ...

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  A class action lawsuit filed by a disability rights group against the city of New York began today. The suit alleges that the needs and rights of the disabled are routinely violated during emergencies and disasters. The suit was ...

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Today’s burning question: I am an EMT and hurt my wrist on the job in 1997. In 2001 after two surgeries I needed an accommodation and asked to be assigned to a job “that would not require large volume typing, ...

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A Lawrence, Massachusetts firefighter who was denied a disability pension for an asthma condition, has been terminated. Tim Atwood, 49, a Lawrence firefighter since 2004, was terminated last week. He has been out of work since January 11, 2012, when ...

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A Sacramento Metro firefighter who developed epilepsy in 2006, has filed suit claiming that the department’s efforts to force her retirement were in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Shannon Baker, a 12 year veteran, suffered her first seizure ...

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Captain Vicky Evans-Robinson, 55,  who worked as a spokeswoman for the Oakland Fire Department, recently settled a disability discrimination lawsuit with the city for $245,000. The law suit had alleged that the department refused to allow Evans-Robinson to return to ...

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