Seventeen DC firefighters file lawsuit alleging discrimination over facial hair policy

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DC FEMS) is facing a lawsuit filed by seventeen firefighters alleging religious and disability discrimination.

The lawsuit comes after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a Notice of Right to Sue.

All seventeen were career firefighters who allege they were removed from the field for opposing the DC FEMS clean-shaven policy, according to Gilbert Employment Law P.C., the firm representing the firefighters…

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