Occupational Safety & Health

Curt VaroneJanuary 13, 2022
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NY Appeals Court Upholds Staffing as Bargainable for Firefighters

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled that minimum staffing is a bargainable subject that relates…
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Curt VaroneOctober 28, 2021
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San Francisco Anti-Vaxx Lawsuit Filed

A group of San Francisco employees who refer to themselves as the United SF Freedom Alliance, or USFA, have filed…
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Curt VaroneSeptember 29, 2021
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FDNY Prevails in Second Facial Hair Lawsuit

FDNY has prevailed once again in a lawsuit challenging its no-beard policy. In a ruling handed down yesterday, US District…
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Curt VaroneSeptember 28, 2021
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RI Court Rejects Firefighters Vaccine Mandate Challenge

A Superior Court judge has rejected a request by the Rhode Island State Association of Firefighters for an injunction to…
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Curt VaroneSeptember 9, 2021
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Oregon Firefighters Sue to Block Vaccine Mandate

A firefighters’ union and a union representing state troopers along with individual members have filed suit against Oregon Governor Katherine…
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Curt VaroneAugust 24, 2021
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LAFD Investigating Captain’s Vaccine Rant

A Los Angeles City fire captain is under investigation for a social media rant about the city’s new COVID19 vaccine…
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Curt VaroneAugust 9, 2021
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Virginia Court Rejects Application of Firefighter’s Rule

A Virginia court has rejected the claims of a waste management company that firefighters who were injured at a fire…
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Curt VaroneJune 9, 2021
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BREAKING NEWS: Second Circuit Upholds FDNY’s No Beard Policy

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court decision that concluded that FDNY has to allow firefighters…
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Curt VaroneMay 10, 2021
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Multiple Suits Allege Toxic Tort Against AFFF and PPE Manufacturers

Forty-four current and former California firefighters have filed suit against chemical companies and PPE manufacturers claiming that they were exposed…
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Curt VaroneFebruary 15, 2021
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Terminated Philly Recruit Alleges Beard-Related Religious Discrimination

A recruit firefighter who was dismissed from the Philadelphia Fire Department’s fire academy in 2019 for refusing to shave his…
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Curt VaroneDecember 22, 2020
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Nova Scotia OHS Division Files Charges Against Fire School Over LODD

Nova Scotia's Occupational Health and Safety Division has cited the Nova Scotia Firefighting School with two charges in connection with…
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Curt VaroneNovember 25, 2020
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Thirty Jacksonville Firefighters Challenge Clean Shaven Requirement

Thirty Jacksonville, Florida firefighters have filed suit claiming the department’s policy that SCBA qualified firefighters be clean-shaven discriminates against them…
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Curt VaroneMarch 27, 2020
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Burning Question: COVID 19 and HIPAA Hysteria

Today’s Burning Question: Does HIPAA allow first responders to be notified of critical information such as the addresses of positive…
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Curt VaroneMarch 26, 2020
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Coronavirus SARs-CoV-2 to be Added to Ryan White Act Disease Notification Requirements

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has undertaken steps to add the novel coronavirus, SARs-CoV-2, to the list of…
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