Former Orland Park officers sue village, alleging retaliation and wrongful termination

Former employee sues Seattle, alleges COVID-19 vaccine retaliation

A former Seattle city employee has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging wrongful termination, religious discrimination, and retaliation after he was fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine despite receiving a religious exemption. Brett J. Rogers, a former police officer for the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and operations manager for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), claims the city violated his constitutional rights by de…

Former Orland Park officers sue village, alleging retaliation and wrongful termination

Two former Orland Park police officers have filed federal lawsuits against the village, alleging retaliation, wrongful termination, and, in one case, wrongful arrest.

Former Orland Park Officers Sue Village Alleging Retaliation and Discrimination - Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd.

Two former Orland Park police officers have filed lawsuits against the village and department leaders, alleging violations of their civil rights. William Sanchez, a former officer with nearly 20 years of service, claims that the Orland Park Police Department denied him a promotion to lieutenant due to racial discrimination and then fired him for complaining about it. The lawsuit alleges that after raising concerns of race discrimination with Chi…