September 06, 2013
The city of Chicago has agreed to fork over nearly $2 million and replace its current physical fitness test for the hiring of new firefighters to settle a class action brought by female applicants who claimed the test was discriminatory, according documents filed in an Illinois federal court Thursday.
May 08, 2013
The city of Chicago has tentatively agreed to pay roughly $2 million to a group of women who alleged in a class action that they were unable to get jobs with the city's Fire Department because of a physical fitness test that discriminated against female applicants.
January 08, 2013
An Illinois federal judge on Monday refused Chicago's bid to nix a class action claim that the city's physical abilities test for firefighter hopefuls discriminated against women, saying the plaintiffs offered enough evidence to allege the test was intended to force out qualified female applicants.
November 02, 2012
The city of Chicago on Thursday asked an Illinois federal judge to toss female firefighter applicants' claim that a physical abilities test the city administers discriminated against women, saying there wasn't enough evidence to support the allegation.
July 19, 2011
A woman who tried unsuccessfully to become a Chicago firefighter hit the city with a class action discrimination suit in Illinois on Tuesday, claiming the physical abilities test the city administers to would-be firefighters has a disparate impact on female applicants.