Tag Archives: Joseph Cassano

Some folks just can’t seem to keep themselves out of the headlines. For instance, take FDNY’s Joseph Cassano, who was suspended yesterday after he was cited for trespassing on the Jersey Shore. Cassano, the son of former Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano, has been in the Fire Law Blog news at least six times prior to today.

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A man who was rejected from the FDNY following a background check is suing the department for race discrimination. Andre J. Laurent claims he was wrongly rejected from the hiring process for FDNY due to consideration of factors prohibited by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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An FDNY firefighter who resigned in 2013 after failing a random drug test is getting his job back. Glen Merkitch, 47, a 13 year FDNY veteran, tested positive for cocaine in 2013 and opted to resign rather than face discipline.

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An FDNY firefighter who resigned in 2013 after failing a random drug test is suing to get his job back, and he is citing the city’s reinstatement of a fire commissioner’s son as precedence. Glen Merkitch filed suit yesterday in Brooklyn requesting that the Kings County Supreme Court order his reinstatement. The complaint references the reinstatement of Joseph Cassano to the EMS division earlier this year

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  The son of FDNY Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano has become the fire service‘s latest cyber-casualty courtesy of his propensity to tweet racist, sexist, and in general stupid comments. FDNY EMT Joseph Cassano, 23, resigned today following news reports that ...

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