Civil Plaintiff
The Chicago Fire Department Will Pay Female Paramedics $1.825 Million to Settle Harassment Claims
Aldermen are poised to pay five paramedics $1.825 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that four of them were sexually harassed by fellow members of the Chicago Fire Department — three by the same person — and another was retaliated against for reporting that she had been harassed.
The settlement is set for a final vote by the full City Council on Wednesday.
First Assistant Corporation Counsel Renai Rodney told members of the City Council’s Finance Committee that the city could lose if the lawsuit went to trial and be forced to pay massive judgements to each woman. A similar suit in Country Club Hills brought an $11 million verdict, Rodney said.
