Additionally, Ellerbe had left the department as the Chief and was replaced do to multiple other issues related to employee management. This case and others within the DC Fire and EMS Department showed the need for more accountability and more best practices actions for management of employees. Another case that was reviewed is Alaimo v. Thompsonville Fire District #2 and Colleen Ann Reidy. This case involves allegations against the employer Thompsonville Fire District #2 and a Commissioner of said district, Colleen Ann Reidy, that they violated Chief Francis Alaimo’s rights under Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC § 791 et seq. and the Connecticut State law claims for Workers Compensation Retaliation, Connecticut General Statue § 31-290a, on failure to pay wages and Conn. Gen. Stats 31-76b false light invasion of privacy. Additionally, Alaimo alleges violations of 29 USC § 791 based on federal labor laws, related to Fair Labor …show more content…
In the case of Kelvin Cochran v. City of Atlanta, Georgia and Mayor Kasim Reed, this case shows an example of political ambivalence and poor employee management practices allowing for an untoward action against an employee (Varone, 2015). The case involves violation of Constitutional Rights related to the First and Fourteenth Amendments due to free speech and religious believe discrimination, EEOC Title VII Civil Rights Acts, based on retaliation from political pretenses toward the Kelvin Cochran, due to his religious beliefs, although Cochran never took and discrimination against employees he was accused of such by the City and a two specific politicians for he had religious believes not the same as the politicians had. The presences of actions like noted above in this case, is evident of poor management practices, poor accountability of the governing agency and poor process of diligences or no due process to allow an employee to answer any and all charges (Cortman,