Tag Archives: sex discrimination

An Ohio firefighter has filed suit against her fire department claiming she was harshly disciplined because of her gender. Melissa McKendry of the Fairfield Township Fire Department filed suit last week in US District Court alleging sex discrimination under federal ...

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The City of Washington, Pennsylvania has settled a controversial sex discrimination suit brought by the city’s first female firefighter. Victoria Bozic was fired by the City of Washington on March 5, 2009, after she allegedly misrepresented where she lived during ...

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FDNY has settled a gender discrimination case with five female EMS officers for $1 million. The women claim they were wrongfully passed over for promotion by lesser qualified males. View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.

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A Maryland firefighter-paramedic who was terminated in 2011 following her use of sick leave for her pregnancy has filed suit alleging pregnancy and gender discrimination under state and federal law. Robin Lancaster filed suit against the Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department ...

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  A settlement has been announced in the 2011 gender discrimination case involving the Chicago Fire Department. The suit, Vasich v. City of Chicago, alleged that the department’s physical abilities test unlawfully discriminated against women because it had a disparate ...

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Twenty African-American female applicants to the Chicago Fire Department who are already plaintiffs in two other discrimination suits against the city, have filed yet a third suit against the city, this time challenging a physical abilities test that was used ...

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A female firefighter who claimed she was being discriminated against by being ordered to cover her tattoos has reached a settlement with her department. Firefighter Linda Goetz sued the city of Forest Park claiming that she was being unlawfully singled ...

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A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the US Justice Department against the town of Davie, Florida over the fire department’s treatment of pregnant employees. According to the suit, the department prohibited pregnant employees from being placed ...

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The city of San Jose has agreed to settle a sexual discrimination suit brought last year by two female fire captains who claimed they were wrongfully denied promotions. Captains Debra Ward and Patricia Tapia filed the suit in state court ...

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A female firefighter from Eugene, Oregon who was prohibited from returning to duty with a pacemaker, has settled a disability and gender discrimination suit against the fire department for $285,000. Carolyn McCann suffered a cardiac event on December 6, 2006 while ...

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A Clinton, Iowa firefighter has filed a gender and pregnancy discrimination suit because she was not granted a light duty position to accommodate her pregnancy. Karen McQuistion is a firefighter with the Clinton Fire Department who became pregnant last spring. On ...

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Today’s Burning Question: My department is an all career medium sized department in the mid-west with 7 firehouses. We recently promoted several engineers, which prompted a series of transfers. In the process a female firefighter (engineer) was denied a transfer ...

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Eight firefighters from Davie Fire Rescue have filed a comprehensive 87 page complaint with the EEOC alleging sex discrimination and retaliation. The complaint comes on the heels of two pending gender-based lawsuits against the department. As best I can tell ...

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The Cape May County Herald is reporting that two women have filed a sex discrimination suit against the City of North Wildwood and the North Wildwood Volunteer Fire Company. According to the news report, the women were denied membership. City ...

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