FMBA Local 67

Curt VaroneJuly 8, 2021
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NJ Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Award as “Reasonably Debatable”

The Supreme Court of New Jersey handed down a decision today upholding a grievance arbitration award requiring the Borough of…
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Curt VaroneApril 22, 2021
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NJ Court Rules Assignment of Probationary Firefighters Is Bargainable

Where firefighters are able to collectively bargaining, what subjects are bargainable, and what subjects not? That question intrigued me in…
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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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NJ Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Award as “Reasonably Debatable”

NJ Court Rules Assignment of Probationary Firefighters Is Bargainable