Legal Opinion
Local 36 International Ass'n of Firefighters v. Rubin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 2010No. 09-CV-543PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OBERLY, Associate Judge:
Local 36, International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO is a union that represents uniformed personnel of the District of Columbia Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department (“FEMS”) through the rank of Captain. Dennis Rubin, the Chief of FEMS, has announced that all uniformed FEMS employees will be subject to criminal background checks. The Union sued Rubin and the District of Columbia in Superior Court, seeking an injunction preventing Rubin from implementing the background check policy and a declaration that the policy violates District and federal law. The…
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