FIREFIGHTERS HIRE WOMEN'S RIGHTS ATTORNEY.Byline: Dan Laidman Staff Writer The city firefighters union has hired a prominent women's civil rights attorney to help it address an audit probing harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. in the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . Abby Leibman, an expert in sex discrimination cases who founded the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Women's Law Center, will consult with United Firefighters of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City about ways to address the issues raised in the audit, union President Pat McOsker said Thursday. ``She's going to help us propose real, positive solutions to problems we face in the Fire Department,'' McOsker said. City Controller Laura Chick chick abbreviation for chicken (1). initiated an audit of the department's hiring, training and discipline issues earlier this month in response to reports of widespread harassment of women and minority firefighters. The union supports the audit, as do several other employee associations. Capt. Cori Tipton, leader of a group of women firefighters, said she is glad the union hired Leibman. ``I think the union needs to be involved because the union needs to represent all of the employees in the Fire Department,'' she said. The union's board decided to hire Leibman at its meeting Wednesday, McOsker said. He declined to give details of the contract, including how much she is being paid. The Board of Fire Commissioners, the civilian panel that oversees the Fire Department, had also planned to seek an outside review of harassment and training issues, but voted this week to abandon its audit at the request of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. . Noting that Chick's study could cost $125,000 and the Fire Commission's $75,000, Villaraigosa called for them to be consolidated to avoid duplication duplication /du·pli·ca·tion/ (doo-pli-ka´shun) 1. the act or process of doubling, or the state of being doubled. 2. . The commission members - holdovers from the previous mayoral administration who may soon be replaced - said they plan to send Chick a letter outlining issues they would like to see addressed. Dan Laidman, (213) 978-0390 dan.laidman(at)dailynews.com |
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