KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Several Knoxville firefighters are suing the city, claiming they’re being underpaid under the city’s employee payment plan.
Attorney Richard Collins filed the lawsuit on Jan. 13 on behalf of Kevin Faddis, Shawn Langley, Stephen Mitchell, Gregory Phillips, Robert Pollard and Christopher Smith. It’s a lawsuit that focuses on the city’s payment step plan, a 2022 effort passed by the city council along with a 6% raise to bring employee salaries up to market value.
In the suit, Collins claimed that all of Knoxville firefighters with more than five years of experience were placed on the wrong “step” in the city’s plan…