Comments on: “Firefighter who flunked physical injured 10 days into job”

By: Bill H

Bill H — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:50:25 +0000

Worst of all this is not only is she a danger to herself because of her inability to physically do the job, she is a danger to her colleagues and to the people of New York at large. Sorry, but if she isn’t able to cut the requirements, she is going to get someone killed. Her getting injured may have been the most merciful thing that could happen.

By: Ben Catoe

Ben Catoe — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 14:57:10 +0000

It would be nice if they were able to pass the financial costs to the court that forced her hiring.

By: asdfasdf

asdfasdf — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 07:01:50 +0000

She should sue the fire department under an unsafe workplace theory: they knowingly gave her tasks that would likely lead to injury.

After all, the fire department probably argued exactly that – i.e., that physical requirements were necessary for safety purposes and that would be unsafe to waive them – in its own prior pleadings.

By: Canvasback

Canvasback — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 06:44:43 +0000

It must be a relief for all the people who were shoved aside in the “priority hiring” process. Hell, somebody actually qualified could have been hurt.