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Court Rules High Compensation Leads to No Overtime for Virginia Chiefs
An FLSA lawsuit filed by ten battalion chiefs with the Alexandria Fire Department has come to a rather surprising conclusion.…
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Georgia Battalion Chief Files FLSA Suit For Unpaid Overtime
A battalion chief who recently left the Lumpkin County Fire Department has filed suit claiming she was improperly categorized as…
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Chiefs, Deployments, Reimbursements and Overtime
Today’s burning question: If an Assistant Chief who is classified as an exempt executive employee is deployed on a 2-week…
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Chiefs, Overtime and Extra Compensation
Today’s burning question: We are losing senior instructors from our fire academy because they are being promoted to Battalion Chiefs…
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Are BCs Eligible for Overtime Under the FLSA
Today’s burning question: Are battalion chiefs considered to be exempt executives under the FLSA and not eligible for overtime? Answer:…
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Fairfax County Settles FLSA Suit With Fire Captains for $7.85 Million
After losing at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, Fairfax County has opted to cut its losses and settle a…
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21 States Challenge New White Collar Overtime Rule
Twenty-one states are challenging new overtime rules that increase the minimum salary requirements for exempt “white collar” employees under the…
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