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Five employees of a volunteer fire department in Pennsylvania have filed suit claiming they were improperly classified as partially-exempt 7k firefighters and denied overtime after they worked 40 hours per week. Dennis A. Szweda, Janelle Schmeck, David Ciabattoni, Reed A. Apostol and Donald Hirsch filed suit against the Exeter Township Volunteer Fire Department.

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The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled today that a volunteer fire company is subject to the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) even though it is a private, non-profit membership organization.

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A volunteer fire company in Pennsylvania filed bankruptcy last week after a bank started foreclosure proceedings against it in December. The Conneaut Lake Volunteer Fire Department filed for protection under Chapter 11 on January 12, 2016, seeking relief from the Mercer County State Bank.

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A race discrimination lawsuit filed last year by a black firefighter against a volunteer fire company has survived a second motion to dismiss over the seminal issue of whether a volunteer is an employee under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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A New Jersey volunteer fire company filed suit today against its fire district claiming the district commissioners breached it’s contract and exceeded its authority when it suspended five firefighters, including the company’s top line and administrative officers. The Southard Fire ...

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A Maryland woman has filed a discrimination suit against a volunteer fire company alleging she was discriminated against because she was rejected three times by the membership. Jaunita Nelson filed suit in Federal District Court in Maryland against the Crisfield ...

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