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Louisiana Captain Claims Promotion would be a Reasonable Accommodation

A Louisiana fire captain who was terminated in 2018 has filed suit claiming the fire department failed to accommodate his cardiac related disability by, among other things, not promoting him to District Chief or Chief of Administration. Darrin J. Guzzardo was a captain with the St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District No. 12.

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His 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 two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.

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