{"id":66838,"date":"2020-09-15T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cancer-fighting-firefighter-falsely-denied-overtime-promotion-suit\/"},"modified":"2020-09-15T00:02:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T21:02:00","slug":"cancer-fighting-firefighter-falsely-denied-overtime-promotion-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cancer-fighting-firefighter-falsely-denied-overtime-promotion-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Cancer-fighting firefighter falsely denied overtime, promotion: suit"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Cancer-fighting firefighter falsely denied overtime, promotion: suit<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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September 14, 2020 |<\/span> 5:02pm |<\/span> Updated September 14, 2020 | 6:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n

\n The FDNY denied overtime to a cancer-battling Bravest and forced him into retirement after his illness required he be placed on \u201clight duty,\u201d a new lawsuit alleges.<\/p>\n

The class-action lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan federal court claims that 42-year-old Lt. Edward Reardon and other disabled firefighters were restricted from working unlimited overtime.<\/p>\n

Reardon said that he was placed on \u201clight duty\u201d after he underwent surgery to remove thyroid cancer in February 2017.<\/p>\n

Once he began the new assignment, he worked a schedule similar to other colleagues, clocking in 10-hour workdays four times a week, the suit says.<\/p>\n

But six months into assignment, Reardon says he was forced to take on more grueling eight-hour shifts five days a week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were intentionally messing with me. I\u2019m trying to recover from having my throat sliced and take medication every day for the rest of my life,\u201d Reardon, who is now in remission, told The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I wanted to do was continue to working and be treated like everyone. Instead, they tell me you have to come in an extra day while everyone else does four and you can\u2019t get overtime.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a written policy preventing most disabled employees from going above the average number of hours worked in their division \u2014 but the suit alleges \u201cco-workers who are not disabled are allotted nearly unrestricted overtime.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FDNY maintained a policy of imposing overtime restrictions on light-duty and disabled employees to \u2018shake the tree\u2019 and force such employees to retire, despite being fully capable of performing the requirements of their positions,\u201d the suit says.<\/p>\n

Reardon was also passed over for a merit-based promotion to fire captain, despite \u201csimilarly situated\u201d colleagues getting the new title, the suit says.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was working with everyone else who was able-bodied and he should\u2019ve been given the same treatment as they were and he didn\u2019t, which I find disgraceful and on its face, discriminatory,\u201d his attorney Jon Bell told The Post.<\/p>\n

He complained about his loss over overtime and the lack of promotion to the Equal Employment Opportunity Office.<\/p>\n

But Reardon says he was ultimately forced to retire in February as a result of the alleged discrimination and retaliation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go to work and every day was something new where you have to work an extra day, you can\u2019t work overtime, you can\u2019t get promoted, it just takes over your life,\u201d Reardon said.<\/p>\n

The suit which also names the city, is seeking unspecified damages and loss of compensation.<\/p>\n

The FDNY declined to comment citing ongoing litigation.<\/p>\n

The city Law Department did not immedia<\/a>tely return a request for comment.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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