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Tag Archives: pension contribution

Houston Firefighters Retirement Fund Sues City Over Funding

The Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund filed suit last week against the City of Houston, its mayor and the city council seeking to challenge pension reforms enacted by the state legislature that allow the city to reduce its annual pension contribution.

Change in Pension Contributions Challenged in Alabama

Today’s burning question: Can a city unilaterally increase the amount that firefighters pay each week toward their pension while reducing their own contribution by the same amount? That is the issue in a case filed Thursday in Federal District Court ...

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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