Long Awaited New Haven Decision Issued by USSC

The long awaited decision in the New Haven promotion discrimination case was issued yesterday, June 29, 2009, and ruled that the fire department was not justified in throwing out the results of an otherwise valid examination process simply because the results did not provide the racial make-up hoped for. No doubt there will be a number of opinions on this decision. Here is one from the NY Times.

Liability for Ignoring ICS????

My friend and colleague, Brad Pinsky, wrote this article about a NY law suit that raises the question of whether the failure to utilize ICS, and in particular comply with NIMS, could be the basis for liability against the fire chief and fir department. Certainly a good read and food for thought.