Tag Archives: disparate impact

The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision yesterday in a complicated race discrimination case involving the Buffalo Fire Department and the Men of Color Helping All Society, Inc., (M.O.C.H.A). MOCHA sought to challenge promotional examinations for ...

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On the heels of a major discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department and Jacksonville Firefighters, IAFF Local 122, the US Equal Opportunity Employment Commission has filed separate discrimination suit against IAFF ...

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On Tuesday, the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an important fire service ruling involving residency and discrimination. The case involved the North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue in New Jersey. The department had a residency requirement that ...

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A group of seven black New Haven firefighters have filed suit against the city seeking to again litigate the validity of the 2003 promotional examinations that gave rise to the US Supreme Court decision in Ricci v. DeStefano. Gary Tinney ...

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Shortly after the historic US Supreme Court Decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, ruled that the City of New Haven had committed reverse discrimination by rejecting the results of the 2003 promotional examinations, Firefighter Michael Briscoe filed suit against New Haven ...

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