FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A settlement agreement has been approved on a unanimous vote by the Fargo City Commission, awarding a former Fargo firefighter and state lawmaker $63,000 in a discrimination lawsuit.
Scott Kelsh originally sued the city for $1.8 million claiming discrimination and violation of confidentiality after he was diagnosed with a work-related disability. He was fired by the city in 2016. Appeals to the City Commission and the City Civil Service Commission upheld his termination.
He claimed in his federal lawsuit, his disability, post-traumatic stress disorder, was revealed during one of his appeals to the city and he was unable to find a permanent job after that information was made public.
The final settlement was mediated in federal court. The city, in its agreement, admitted no liability or wrong-doing on its part.
