A firefighter at the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District has sued the district, claiming she was "involuntarily retired" without pay and, after being allowed to return to work, she was placed on light duty for no legitimate reason and subjected to retaliation when she sought help from federal officials.
After the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission launched an investigation into Shannon Baker's case, and after a change in the district's leadership, Baker returned to work Feb. 7, 2011.
However, she was told she could not resume her duties as a firefighter until she went five years without an epilepsy seizure, according to a lawsuit filed this week on her behalf in Sacramento federal court by attorney Stewart Katz.