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FLSA Suit Against Ambulance Provider Has Alabama Fire Department Concerned

An ambulance service providing EMS services to Decatur, Alabama is facing a federal lawsuit for refusing to pay its EMTs overtime, and that has local fire officials concerned. Sixteen employees of First Response Ambulance have filed suit alleging that the company is blatantly refusing to pay overtime to its employees.

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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