exempt executive

Curt VaroneDecember 4, 2022
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Georgia Battalion Chief Files FLSA Suit For Unpaid Overtime

A battalion chief who recently left the Lumpkin County Fire Department has filed suit claiming she was improperly categorized as…
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Curt VaroneMarch 26, 2019
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Jury Finds that BCs in Vancouver Are Exempt Executives

A federal court jury has found that battalion chiefs in the Vancouver, Washington Fire Department qualify as exempt executives, and…
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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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Georgia Battalion Chief Files FLSA Suit For Unpaid Overtime

Jury Finds that BCs in Vancouver Are Exempt Executives