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Tag Archives: Volunteer age discrimination

Four NY Volunteer FDs Settle LOSAP Discrimination Suit

Four more New York volunteer fire departments have settled age discrimination claims with the EEOC over their LOSAP programs. That makes at least 10 separate age discrimination lawsuits filed by the EEOC against New York volunteer fire departments since 2006. ...

Age Discrimination Case Settled on Long Island

An unusual age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of 17 volunteer firefighters on Long Island has been settled. In a suit filed nearly a year ago, the EEOC alleged age discrimination in ...

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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