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Firefighters usually get paid hourly and are generally on rotations that range from 7 to 28 consecutive days. They can also earn overtime, which depends on factors outlined by the Fair Labor ...
Aug. 2—Any firefighter who complains to outgoing Glynn County Fire Chief R.K. Jordan about mandatory overtime is preaching to the proverbial choir. "Start asking questions about mandatory ...
A captain at a small volunteer fire department in Charlotte is bringing the non-profit to court. ‘Scheme’ cheats Charlotte firefighters out of overtime pay, lawsuit claims Skip to main content
Department of Labor poster notifying employees of rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 [1] (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week.
Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 exempted "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional" employees from overtime pay requirements. [2] In determining whether an employee was exempt, the US Department of Labor and the Secretary of Labor applied a "salary-basis" test in 1940 that was not applicable to state and local employees.
He said some of the firefighters put in 1,400 hours of overtime, which taking into consideration firefighters already work 2,756 hours a year equals two full time 40-hour work weeks. That means ...
According to the FLSA, unless exempt, employees are entitled to receive overtime pay of at least "time-and-a-half", or one and one-half times normal pay, for all time worked past forty hours a week. Some exemptions to this rule apply to public service agencies or to employees who meet certain requirements in accordance to their job duties along ...
Here's a look at how much the Gardner Fire Department spent in overtime in fiscal 2023 and some of the reasons why that figure is so large.