WAMU (NPR) featured GEL Partner, Shannon Leary, yesterday discussing the DC Firefighters lawsuit (DCFEMS) and shared the following:
“They feel like they have been made second class citizens in terms of being told they are not allowed to do their job simply because of their medical condition or because of their religious beliefs.”
You can listen to the audio here.
Mrs. Leary also spoke with Fox 5 DC:
Shannon Leary, a partner at Gilbert Employment Law, which is representing the firefighters, said the department failed to account for their rights and their years of service.
“At every turn DCFEMS seemed determined to make life harder for these men after they asserted their rights against this thoughtless policy,” Leary said. “They asked for nothing more than to keep doing the jobs they were trained and qualified to do.”
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