June 26, 2024
A Massachusetts federal jury sided with the city of Springfield on Tuesday in a suit brought by nonwhite firefighters who claimed the city failed to enforce residency requirements for its employees and stifled their opportunities for advancement.
July 15, 2022
A Massachusetts federal judge declined to certify a class of nonwhite firefighters who said the city of Springfield failed to enforce residency requirements for city employees and limited their opportunities to secure promotions to high-level fire department posts held by out-of-town white colleagues.