Lesbian San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson said, "I've been very clear about being queer, being out, and what is acceptable behavior" when asked about three pending lawsuits against the department alleging anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
Lesbian San Francisco Fire Chief Jeanine Nicholson said, "I've been very clear about being queer, being out, and what is acceptable behavior" when asked about three pending lawsuits against the department alleging anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
A lesbian San Francisco Fire Department assistant chief who alleged discrimination against the department in a claim two months ago is now taking the city to court.
As the Bay Area Reporter previously reported, Assistant Chief Nicol Juratovac filed a claim of whistleblower retaliation and discrimination against the San Francisco Fire Department and the city s Department of Human Resources on March 5.
The claim was denied by the city April 8 and Juratovac filed her civil lawsuit May 24.
Juratovac claims she wanted to change the culture at the SFFD. Instead, she was retaliated against after exposing cheating on promotion exams, safety violations, and racism in the department, according to the complaint as well as for blowing the whistle on what her attorney, Mark P. Fickes, of Cannata O Toole Fickes and Olson, described as a drunken party at a fire station in Noe Valley in 2017.
S.F. assistant fire chief sues city over discrimination, retaliation in good old boys club
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San Francisco Assistant Fire Chief Nicol Juratovac filed a civil lawsuit against the city on Monday, May 24, 2021 alleging discrimination, harassment and whistleblower retaliation.Courtesy of San Francisco Fire Department
San Francisco Assistant Fire Chief Nicol Juratovac filed a civil lawsuit against the city this week alleging discrimination, harassment and whistleblower retaliation. Her previous internal complaint to the city’s human resources department was handled by an ex-manager who admitted to forging a settlement with a different employee.
Juratovac, a 23-year veteran of the fire department, is the first female, Asian-American and LGBTQ assistant chief.
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