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Connecticut Battalion Chief Files Gender Discrimination Suit

A battalion chief with the East Haven Fire Department has filed suit claiming she was passed over for promotion to assistant chief on account of her gender. Eileen Parlato filed suit in US District Court for the District of Connecticut naming the Town of East Haven as the defendant.

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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