Tag Archives: Patterson Fire Department

A captain with the Patterson, New Jersey fire department has filed suit against the city, the mayor and the fire chief claiming he has been treated unfairly and denied a provisional promotion to battalion chief in retaliation for his complaining about the city’s failure to comply with certain legal requirements.

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A Patterson firefighter who was terminated in 2015 following a positive drug screen, has been ordered reinstated. A three judge panel from the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court handed down the decision today involving Eric Beagin.

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A missing Championship Ring, a fire, allegations of theft, sexual harassment, retaliation, and politics. It's a story worthy of a law school final exam. The return to work of a suspended Paterson, New Jersey firefighter has brought to light a fact pattern that is hard to fathom.

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A New Jersey dispatcher who sued the Patterson Fire Department in federal court over harassment he sustained after reporting misconduct by two firefighters has received an $80,000 settlement. Robert Connizzo claimed that co-workers harassed, assaulted, and retaliated against him for informing superior officers about a conversation he overheard on a recorded line.

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The fire chief of Patterson, New Jersey has filed suit against Passaic County claiming the county is responsible for the injuries he sustained at a fire in 2011. Fire Chief Michael Postorino was injured on February 18, 2011, while battling ...

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