disabled firefighter

Curt VaroneJanuary 11, 2022
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Court Rules City Can Provide Lesser Health Care Benefit to Disabled Firefighters

A lawsuit filed by a disabled Florida firefighter challenging a limitation on her eligibility for a city-paid health plan in…
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Curt VaroneAugust 21, 2016
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Court Rules Disabled Missouri Firefighter Entitled to Reduced Benefits

A Jasper County Circuit Court has ruled that a disabled Missouri firefighter is entitled to a pension that is only…
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Curt Varone has over 50 years of fire service experience and 40 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. Besides his law degree, he also has a master’s in forensic psychology. His fire service background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid-on-call experience.

He is the author of three books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022), Managing Disciplinary Challenges in the Fire Service (2026), and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine, writing the Fire Law column.

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Court Rules City Can Provide Lesser Health Care Benefit to Disabled Firefighters

Court Rules Disabled Missouri Firefighter Entitled to Reduced Benefits