Tag Archives: overtime

A Florida fire chief who resigned last December as part of a mass resignation, has filed suit against the fire district under the Fair Labor Standard Act claiming he was improperly designated as an exempt executive. Chief Jason Martin claims the Upper Captiva Fire Protection & Rescue Services District owes him overtime for all the hours he worked beyond 53 hours per week.

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In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for May 15, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a suit seeking compensation for fire academy recruits in the Los Angeles County Fire Department who were quarantined in a hotel during the COVID19 pandemic; ...

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The Los Angeles County Fire Department is facing a class action lawsuit that seeks compensation for fire academy attendees who were quarantined in hotels while not in class during the COVID19 pandemic. The suit was brought by a John Doe plaintiff alleging an overtime violation under the Fair Labor Standards Act and breach of contract under state law.

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In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for March 14, 2023, Bill Maccarone and Curt discuss a lawsuit filed by an Alabama fire department against a Florida-based dry cleaner over damage to seven Santa costumes; criminal charges brought against a ...

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In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for February 20, 2023, Bill Maccarone and Curt discuss a race discrimination suit brought by a battalion chief in Sacramento, California; the dismissal of a suit brought by a battalion chief in Florida ...

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Two FLSA-related cases are in the Fire Law news, one involving a small volunteer fire department in North Carolina, the other involving one of the nation’s largest fire departments: the Los Angeles City Fire Department. My colleague Bill Maccarone covered the LAFD case in his blog, so I would direct my readers to FirefighterOvertime.org, for more on that case.

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In this edition of Fire Law VLOG, Curt and Bill Maccarone discuss three recent settlements involving fire officers and overtime. The three settlements involve lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) – and in particular whether these officers ...

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A battalion chief who recently left the Lumpkin County Fire Department has filed suit claiming she was improperly categorized as an exempt employee, and improperly denied overtime. Sharon Booth filed suit November 30, 2022 against seeking back wages for the past three years.

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In this special edition of Fire Law Roundup, Bill Maccarone and Curt discuss two recent FLSA cases in the fire law news. The first involves a suit out of Honolulu alleging a violation of the FLSA. The second is a $1.6 million settlement of an overtime suit out of Milwaukee.

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A lawsuit filed by 91 Alabama firefighters who claimed the City of Gadsden was violating the FLSA, has been amended to accuse the city of retaliating against them for having brought the suit. The firefighters filed their original suit in May alleging the city miscalculated their regular rate, resulting in overtime underpayments.

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The US Department of Labor is considering changes to the minimum salary requirements for exempt white-collar employees. Listen as Bill and Curt discuss the potential impact of these changes on the fire service.

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In this episode of Fire Law Roundup, Brad and Curt discuss a decision reinstating a firefighter in New Orleans; an FLSA overtime suit by a captain in Louisiana; a suit challenging a union’s right to grieve the dismissal of a probationary firefighter; an award of $369k against FASNY; and a case refusing to invalidate a marriage between two Indiana firefighters.

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A Louisiana fire captain has filed suit claiming he and his colleagues were not paid overtime for the hours they worked that were in excess of the statutory maximum under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Brian Jackson filed suit in US District Court naming the Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 5

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In this episode, Bill Maccarone and Curt discuss last week's headlines, including an FLSA lawsuit out of Tulsa, OK; the settlement of a race discrimination suit out of Everett, WA; the dismissal of the federal claims against Miami-Dade Fire Rescue over an EMS run; a Massachusetts Civil Service ruling overturning the termination of a deputy chief, but demoting him to firefighter; and the filing of a COVID-related wrongful death suit against an Oregon fire department.

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