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Curt VaroneJuly 20, 2023
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Two Mobile Captains File Suit Claiming Race Discrimination

Two African-American captains with the Mobile Fire Department who were disciplined after coming to the defense of an African-American female…
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Curt VaroneMarch 15, 2021
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No-Visible Tattoo Policy Upheld by Mass Civil Service Commission

The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has upheld a no-visible tattoo policy in a challenge brought by an applicant to the…
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Curt VaroneAugust 12, 2015
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First Amendment, Tattoo Policies and Religion

Today’s burning question: In your July 2, 2015, post on the legality of a no-show tattoo policy, you included a…
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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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Two Mobile Captains File Suit Claiming Race Discrimination

No-Visible Tattoo Policy Upheld by Mass Civil Service Commission

First Amendment, Tattoo Policies and Religion