FDNY Electricians Win Settlement of Race Discrimination Claims Against the City of New York

The City of New York agreed to pay $155,000, plus attorneys’ fees, to five black and Latino electricians represented by Levy Ratner in their claims of race discrimination and retaliation against the FDNY. The plaintiffs in Seabrook, et al v. City of New York also won an injunctive relief settlement aimed at advancing cultural change within the Department. They were represented by LR’s Dana E. Lossia and Robert H. Stroup.