LA County Fire Department Settles Discrimination Lawsuit
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Case Background
A legal dispute between a private citizen, Anderson Mackey, and the County of Los Angeles, including the Los Angeles County Fire Department, culminated in a settlement in late 2024, closing a lawsuit that began in early 2023. Mr. Mackey, the Plaintiff in the action, initially filed his Complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, on February 24, 2023. The action centered on alleged mistreatment and unlawful practices related to Mr. Mackey’s employment within the County’s Fire Department.
The case progressed through the Court system for nearly two years under the oversight of the Honorable Wendy Chang. The dispute involved claims common in high-stakes employment litigation, where the Plaintiff sought remedies for workplace conduct that he claimed caused him significant personal and professional harm. The County and the Fire Department consistently maintained they had acted lawfully and denied all allegations of wrongdoing throughout the proceedings, as documented in their formal Answer to the Complaint.
Cause
The core of Mr. Mackey’s lawsuit rested on several employment-related allegations. The Plaintiff claimed the County of Los Angeles and its Fire Department engaged in treatment and unlawful practices in the workplace. These claims were legally rooted in the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the state’s primary law prohibiting workplace discrimination. The essence of
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