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Curt VaroneNovember 24, 2024
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Indiana Firefighter Alleges FMLA and ADA Violation Over PTSD Claim

An Indiana firefighter who claims he was harassed and defamed by his fire chief after suffering from work-related PTSD, has…
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Curt VaroneJune 25, 2024
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Suit Claims Atlanta Fire Failed To Accommodate BC With Long-COVID

A battalion chief with the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department who developed long-COVID in 2021, has filed suit claiming the…
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Curt VaroneJanuary 2, 2013
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A Simple Workers Comp Question With No Simple Answer

Today’s Burning Question: We have an employee who was injured in 1995 and needed surgery on his hip at that…
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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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Indiana Firefighter Alleges FMLA and ADA Violation Over PTSD Claim

Suit Claims Atlanta Fire Failed To Accommodate BC With Long-COVID

A Simple Workers Comp Question With No Simple Answer