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Fire Law Roundup for December 23, 2024

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for December 23, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss a ruling in a race discrimination lawsuit filed by a New Orleans fire captain; a lawsuit out of North Carolina alleging a fire department terminated ...

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Massachusetts Fire Department Settles FLSA Lawsuit for $101k

The Town of Brookline has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged that firefighter overtime was not being paid in accordance with the FLSA. The federal lawsuit was filed last year by two fire lieutenants, Brian Bergeron and Paul Trahon, who also happened to be union officers for IAFF Local 950.

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FDNY Settles FLSA Overtime Suit for $4.3 Million

The city of New York has agreed to settle the FLSA overtime claims of 326 fire inspectors for a grand total of $4.3 million. The lawsuit was filed last year by 26 original plaintiffs who alleged they were not compensated for all hours worked; their overtime was paid on an amount less than their regular rate; and the city failed to pay overtime in a timely manner.

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More FLSA Overtime Suits Out of West Virginia

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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Entire West Virginia Fire Department Sues City For FLSA Violations

All forty-four members of the Clarksburg Fire Department have filed suit claiming the city’s method of calculating their hourly rate, regular rate and overtime rate violates the FLSA. The firefighters claim that the city pays them a salary, but has been making a mistake when converting their salary to an hourly rate.

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FDNY Fire Inspectors File FLSA Overtime Suit

Twenty-six fire inspectors for FDNY have filed suit in federal court claiming the city failed to pay them overtime compensation in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. The inspectors claim they routinely work in excess of their regularly-scheduled forty hours per week, are not compensated for those extra hours unless they are pre-approved.

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Massachusetts Firefighters Alleged Overtime Violations

Two Brookline fire lieutenants have filed a class action lawsuit claiming the town failed to pay them overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Lieutenants Brian Bergeron and Paul Trahon filed suit in US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of 150 similarly situated firefighters.

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Fire Law Roundup – Special Edition on FLSA Case Update

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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COVID Pay Prompts DC FLSA Overtime Suit

A District of Columbia firefighter has filed a class action lawsuit alleging the city failed to include COVID premium pay in his overtime, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Jason Collins filed suit today in US District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of himself and all similarly situated DC firefighters.

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Firefighters Sue CA Fire Protection District Over FLSA Overtime Violation

Seventeen California firefighters have filed suit alleging they were underpaid for overtime they worked because their department impermissibly excluded certain benefits from the rate of pay used to calculate their overtime compensation. The firefighters, members of the Borrego Springs Fire Protection District, filed the class action lawsuit yesterday.

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FLSA Suit in Michigan Settled for $150k

A class action Fair Labor Standards Act suit brought last year by EMTs in Livingston County, Michigan has been settled for $150,000. The suit was brought by five EMTs who alleged that the county miscalculated their regular rate, which in turn led to a miscalculation of their overtime compensation.

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California Firefighters Battle With Mayor

This past weekend, a local newspaper in California wrote about a nasty dispute between the mayor of the City of La Verne and the La Verne Firefighters, IAFF Local 3624, that has prompted two separate federal court lawsuits in recent months.

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