NYPD Complaint

Two members of the New York Police Department have filed a complaint with the EEOC over the department's decision to start enforcing a ban on hearing aids. Many veterans have been forced to retire, including the two who filed the complaint. The policy had not been enforced and the department even paid for some hearing devices. The officers say the move is discriminatory and forces officers to hide their hearing problems. Ironically, the current police commissioner himself wears hearing aids, but is exempt from the ban because he technically is a civilian leader.