Question

The hiring practices of Los Angeles County and Los Angeles City Fire Departments

Several articles are available on Blackboard providing the background for this case study. Your responses will be the basis for group discussions. Integrate Ch. 3 lecture and articles with the subject of this case study.

List the violations of the hiring practices committed by both fire departments. Where appropriate, cite a reference point (e.g.; the Pendleton Act, Hatch Act, etc.)

LA City Fire Department                                                                                             LA County Fire Department

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Answer 1

!. Violation Practices of Los angeles City Fire Department Station 21

The fire Fighter name Emanual Brown who had been working with LAFD has been subjected to various act of Race based Descrimination , Harrasment and retaliation.

2. Los angeles City Fire Department Station 81 : In these the low Interest By retirees who return to duty.

3. Los angeles City Fire Dept. station 41: For hiring the family memer of firefighters without providing Documentation for the process of Selection. Hence there is a large Number of Nepotism found in Hiring and Promotion.

4. Los Angeles City Fitre Dept. Station 12

5. Los Angeles Fire Dept. station No 88

6.Los angeles Fire Dept Sation No. 78