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Fire Law - Episode 8 - FDNY Disability Pension Settles Discrimination Suit
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:33:54
Publish Date: 2015-08-17 16:12:42
Description:

In this edition of Fire Law, Curt discusses the controversial settlement of an FDNY discrimination suit with Attorney Peter J. Gleason, himself a retired FDNY firefighter. Peter represented FDNY firefighter Kevin Simpkins who was awarded a disability pension earlier this year. The settlement made for sensational headlines. Consider the following from the NY Post on may 22, 2015:

 

He’s had a much better run in court than battling fires.

 

Twelve-year FDNY firefighter Kevin Simpkins — the public face for a racial-discrimination class action by minority firefighters the city settled for $98 million — has won another jackpot from the de Blasio administration.

 

Under a settlement finalized with the city and filed in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, the litigious firefighter will retire at a 75 percent disability pension.

 

 Let’s go beyond the headlines.
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