Posts Tagged: Sexual Harassment
UPDATED: A new week & DC fire is still in the news. Chief Kenneth Ellerbe says media stories are sensationalistic & unfair.
Chief says Washington Times coverage has "been fraught with unproven allegations and inaccuracies".
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DC still in the news: Burned firefighter speaks out about shirts sitting in storage.
Firefighter Chuck Ryan speaks out about shirts that Chief Kenneth Ellerbe has not distributed because of patch.
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DC Chief Kenneth Ellerbe on why safer cotton shirts for firefighters are sitting in warehouse: ‘Sometimes there’s trickery in terms of one administration to another’.
No explanation from the chief on just what the "trickery" was or what it explains about the shirts.
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Chief Kenneth Ellerbe responds: Live interview this morning discussing sexual harassment claims when chief was in Florida.
Ellerbe also addresses issue about whether DC should have asked for his personnel record from Sarasota County.
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The latest from your Nation’s Capital: Mayor backs fire chief after article on sexual harassment claims. $70,000 in shirts that are safer for firefighters but have the wrong logo sit in warehouse.
Mayor Vincent Gray say Chief Kenneth Ellerbe "has done an exceptional job".
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Best of the Rest – Rescue Me, Shaving Heads, Mayor Called Out After Cuts, ELAFF Coming Out Video, Running with the Pak
Best of the Rest - Shaving Heads, Mayor Called Out After Cuts, ELAFF Coming Out Video, Running with the Pak + MUCH MUCH MORE!
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DC fire chief faced sexual harassment claim in Sarasota County, FL. Washington Times questions why Kenneth Ellerbe wasn’t fully vetted by Mayor Vincent Gray.
Chief says claims made in Sarasota County were not true. More questions about deal that allowed Ellerbe to be Florida chief while still employed by DC.
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Missouri Sex Harassment Ruling Sparks Termination of Four Chiefs
Four chief officers in the Monarch Fire Protection District have been terminated following an appeals court ruling in a sexual harassment suit.
On November 15, 2011, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict in favor of two female firefight…
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Father’s Day catch up ..
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY ! Tonight's post is late because I've been going as hard as possible today in an effort to "catch up" from being sick. Despite working all day, I had a wonderful Father's Day. The girls had the Buckaroo up early and we got to spend t…
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Westbrook Maine Settlement of Sexual Harassment Claims… Round 3 $850k
A settlement has been reached in the longstanding sexual harassment dispute in Westbrook, Maine. See past blog. And another. And another. Sadly this was the third round of sexual harassment claims - extending back to the early 1990s, an…
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Family Sues FDNY and EMT for Death of Pregnant Woman – Failure to Act
The family of a pregnant woman who accused two FDNY EMTs of refusing to come to her aid in her final moments, have filed suit against the city and one of the EMTs.
Eutisha Rennix died on December 9, 2009 after she suffered an asthma attack at work …
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County City Squabble Ends Fire Based Paramedic Service in Stockton
A four year battle with between the City of Stockton and San Joaquin County over EMS has resulted in the Stockton Fire Department having to discontinue paramedic level services that have been provided for over three decades. This case is one of sev…
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Lawrence, Indiana Firefighter Fired for Sexual Harassment
A Lawrence, Indiana firefighter has been terminated for sexual harassment. Michael Rude was accused of a lengthy list of inappropriate conduct. The Lawrence Merit board rendered its decision on September 1, 2010 after numerous witnesses came forward to d…
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Pennsylvania Paramedic Arrested for Interfering with Police Tasering of Patient
A Pennsylvania paramedic has been charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing a police officer in regards to an incident which occurred last April.
Paramedic Jodi L. Kerr-Rummel of the Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 pled not guilty…
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Arbitrator Orders Laid Off St. Albans Firefighters Reinstated
When I first started this blog my intent was to offer fire law news and information with a perspective that went beyond just the superficial headlines that other web sites provide. In particular I wanted to give firefighters the rest of the story on case…
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Legal Challenge by Palo Alto Committee Results In Change To “Misleading” Firefighter Staffing Ballot Initiative
At a time when local officials have made, and continue to make, drastic cuts in fire departments in an effort to deal with the financial crisis, Palo Alto Firefighters Local 1319 found a novel way to ensure that the public (not politicians) had the final…
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Odenville, Alamaba Fire Chief Terminated
We have covered some pretty bizarre cases here at Fire Law Blog – but certainly none come close to being as disturbing as this one. An Alabama fire chief has been accused of improperly disposing of two premature (approximately 20 week) still born fetus…
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Voters Turn Out To Support Firefighters Despite Misdeeds
In these difficult economic times, the average taxpayer does not appear to be inclined to tolerate too much in the way of misconduct from public employees. So firefighters in Key Peninsula, Washington were bracing for the worst last week when the fate o…
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Alcohol Served to Underaged Firefighter Leads to $35 Million Suit Against Fire Department
A Tennessee volunteer firefighter who was served alcohol at a fire department reception has filed a multi-million dollar negligence lawsuit against the fire department, the fire chief, a police detective, and three other individuals.
Nathan Mumpower was…
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Everett Firefighters File Claim Seeking a Total of $9 million For Asbestos Exposure
Fire fighters are exposed to various hazards during the course of our work – but a claim filed last month by Everett, Washington firefighters reminds us that all hazards must be considered and mitigated during training activities.
In July 2007, Everett…
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Disturbing but Not Surprising News from the Cincinnati Fire Department: Firefighters Gone Wild
Nearly nine months ago, I stumbled upon the idea of creating a database to look at the legal issues confronting the fire service. No one really had the information I was looking for – and the idea fascinated me. The initial results from the database wi…
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Fresno Sex Discrimination Suit Settled
Michelle Maher's sexual discrimination suit against the Frenso Fire Department has been settled. The single mom who claims she was forced out of the 2005 training academy, won her gender discrimination case last year, and the case had been on appeal…
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Four more fire fighters file lawsuits in Charleston Sofa Super Store fire
As the third anniversary of Charleston Sofa Super Store fire approaches, four additional firefighters have joined the growing ranks of litigants suing the Sofa Super Store, its owners and other associated companies. The June 18, 2007 fire killed 9 Charle…
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Widow Instrumental in Passage of Florida Law to Extend Line of Duty Death Benefits To Firefighters Killed During Training
An important piece of legislation was passed in Florida last month, and signed into law on June 1, 2010 to close a loophole in Florida law that treated the death of a firefighter during training as not “in the line of duty”.
This issue came in…
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