"During his tenure as chief, Blackshire was supposed to have received a 3% wage premium for his Emergency Medical Technician certification, the lawsuit, filed on Jan. 7 states. The premium requirements are outlined in a city compensation plan for EMT certified employees. Blackshire, who has had his certification since 1997, was paid the premium during his time as Deputy Fire Chief, according to the suit. But in July 2019, when Blackshire was promoted, the city stopped paying the premium."
"Blanch claimed that Blackshire's salary did encompass the EMT pay, "despite the complete absence of any EMT payment on his wage statement or payroll records maintained by the City throughout his tenure as Fire Chief," the lawsuit states. The lawsuit also calls the city's explanations for not including the pay "inconsistent" with "each excuse contradicting the last, revealing a pattern of evasion.""
A lawsuit filed Jan. 7 in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleges former Palo Alto Fire Chief Geo Blackshire was owed a 3% Emergency Medical Technician wage premium that the city stopped paying after his July 2019 promotion. Blackshire held EMT certification since 1997 and received the premium as Deputy Fire Chief. The complaint alleges the omission persisted through multiple compensation cycles. Blackshire repeatedly raised the issue with labor relations and HR, which asserted his salary encompassed the EMT pay despite no EMT payments on payroll records. Blackshire retired Oct. 31 and is seeking damages for unpaid wages, inaccurate wage statements, and delayed employment records.
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