Fair Labor Standards
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Volunteers, Day Time Help and the FLSA
Today’s burning question: Our volunteer fire department is struggling to get enough help weekdays. We are thinking about paying some…
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California Firefighters File Overtime Suit Over Health Care Buy-Back
Today’s burning question: Does a fire department have to include payments made in lieu of accepting health benefits in a…
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Alabama City Settles Overtime Suit for $30k
The City of Hanceville, Alabama has settled an FLSA overtime case that was filed last December by four firefighters for…
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Georgia Firefighter Claims Incentive Stipend Belongs in Overtime Rate
A Georgia firefighter has filed a class action suit claiming his fire department failed to include incentive stipends in overtime…
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KC EMS Personnel Not Dual Trained for FLSA Purposes
A plan by the Kansas City (MO) Fire Department to incorporate EMS personnel into the department and require them to…
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