Why does this even matter to you? The $100 per helmet the city extorts will never materially benefit you. Nor will it hurt the FF who pays up. It just shows the pettiness of some employers towards there employees. The resulting profit will never overcome the loss in empoyee moral. nycmedic, if you really looked at this in an objective manner, you would see how childish it is. In other words, take the FF out of it, and insert another livelihood that you have respect for.