grumpier old man
09-22-2007, 09:46 AM
"The city of Los Angeles will pay $1.43 million to settle claims by a black firefighter who said he suffered harassment and discrimination after co-workers served him spaghetti laced with dog food.
The settlement between the City Council, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Tennie Pierce was reached before the firefighter's lawsuit was to go to trial Monday.
The city clerk says Pierce will receive about $60,000 in back pay. Pierce, who has been on unpaid leave, also agreed to resign from the Fire Department and drop all claims against the city.
The payment is considerably less than a $2.7 million settlement the City Council agreed to pay Pierce last year. That deal was later vetoed by Villaraigosa when photos surfaced on a Web site showing Pierce participating in hazing pranks."
from the movie "Firehouse'' w richard roundtree...and others.. a tough job,now discredited by behavior which should be not tolerated...in the end..who is to blame....out of court political mentality prevails...we all do this one way or another...pitence or over blown...
The settlement between the City Council, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Tennie Pierce was reached before the firefighter's lawsuit was to go to trial Monday.
The city clerk says Pierce will receive about $60,000 in back pay. Pierce, who has been on unpaid leave, also agreed to resign from the Fire Department and drop all claims against the city.
The payment is considerably less than a $2.7 million settlement the City Council agreed to pay Pierce last year. That deal was later vetoed by Villaraigosa when photos surfaced on a Web site showing Pierce participating in hazing pranks."
from the movie "Firehouse'' w richard roundtree...and others.. a tough job,now discredited by behavior which should be not tolerated...in the end..who is to blame....out of court political mentality prevails...we all do this one way or another...pitence or over blown...