Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
Compensation for Voluntary Attendance at Open House
Today’s burning question: Our department hosts an open house during fire prevention week. When the recession hit back in 2009 the department stopped compensating off-duty members who attended the open house. Can the department refuse to pay us for that time, and what would happen if one of our off-duty uncompensated members is injured at the open house?
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