Tag Archives: work period

Three Colorado firefighters have filed a class action lawsuit claiming their department has refused to pay them overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Hunter Richardson, Alec Coscarella, and Jennifer Anderson filed suit today against the Rye Fire Protection District.

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Fifty-six firefighters with the Morgantown Fire Department have filed two suits claiming the city has not been paying them properly for overtime. One suit was filed in US District Court for the District of West Virginia and the other in Monongalia Circuit Court.

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Today’s burning question: My department pays us on a 14-day cycle. However, we work a 53-hour work week. For some reason, our department does not pay us overtime until we reach the 106-hour mark in the 2-week period. If we are on a 53-hour work week, why are we not paid overtime after we reach 53-hours in the week.

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Today’s burning question: Does a fire department have to pay overtime to a part-time firefighter who works more than 212 hours in a 28-day period? Answer: Yes. The FLSA does not distinguish between full-time and part-time employees. Any non-exempt employee ...

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Today’s burning question: My department pays us every other week, but calculates overtime based on four-week intervals. Since they pay us every two weeks shouldn’t they calculate overtime based on two week periods, not four?

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