Tag Archives: hostile work environment

A rescue lieutenant with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue has filed a sexual harassment suit in US District Court for the Middle District of Jacksonville, Florida. Lieutenant Candice Buckner claims she was harassed and that once she complained her problems got worse. She alleges that much of the harassment came from fellow officers.

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A former fire chief has lost his bid to be reinstated to his New York fire company following allegations he cursed at fellow firefighters, didn’t wear proper PPE and refused to follow orders at a fire scene. Michael Pasqua, a ...

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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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A local newspaper has filed suit against a Washington fire district for refusing to provide requested public records, destroying requested records, and violation of the state’s open meetings law. The La Conner Weekly News filed a 37 page complaint against ...

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A man claiming to be FDNY’s only firefighter of Vietnamese descent has filed a lawsuit against the city in Manhattan Supreme Court. Minh-Bao Pham claims he has been subjected to a hostile work environment, race discrimination and retaliation since he ...

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The jury has returned in the Cincinnati race discrimination lawsuit brought by Lieutenant Mark Broach, leaving both sides to claim victory… of sorts. Lt. Broach alleges he was targeted by the department after he came to the defense of  another ...

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An EMT with the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Company has filed suit in federal court in Maryland alleging she has been sexually harassed and retaliated against. Susan Williams claims that a deputy chief harassed her over an extended period of ...

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The Baltimore County Fire Department is facing a lawsuit by a former recruit who describes herself as a “middle-aged woman”, and who claims she was illegally hazed, harassed, and forced to withdraw from the fire academy. Sharon Grant alleges that ...

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Two Kentucky firefighters have filed suit in state court alleging they have been sexually harassed, threatened and abused by a deputy chief.  They are suing the department and the chief who they claim is responsible. George Givens and Michael Killebrew ...

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The female firefighter who was the target of an infamous bathroom cam stunt back in 2010 has filed suit against the Los Alamos County Fire Department and the firefighters who allegedly perpetrated the “extreme sexual exploitation”. Jessie Noah was the ...

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