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Blacks lose suits on fire exams
Source: Buffalo News Posted: Friday, May 14, 2010A long federal court battle over allegations of racial discrimination surrounding two Buffalo Fire Department promotional exams may finally be near an end. U. S. District Judge John T. Curtin this week issued orders dismissing legal challenges filed by the Men of Color Helping All Society, a group of African- American Buffalo firefighters. The society claims that the exams for fire lieutenant promotions in 1998 and 2002 were illegal because they had a discriminatory impact on Afri- can-Americans. Only a handful of minorities passed the tests. Meanwhile, many white firefighters feel they were unfairly passed over for promotions because of the long legal fight over the fairness of the exams. Curtin ruled this week that the exams were valid tests of the skills needed for a Fire Department lieutenant, and he found “insufficient” evidence to prove that the city intentionally engaged in discrimination.
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