Tag Archives: contract comp time

A former City of Hamilton, Ohio, firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Hamilton Fire Department violated both the FLSA and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act by “clawing back” a retention bonus in a way that caused his final paycheck to go below minimum wage. The lawsuit was filed in federal court this past Friday by ...

Today’s FLSA Question: I recently read a news story about a fire chief that retired and received compensation for 93 comp time days in addition to his unused vacation and sick time. My question is specifically about the comp time buy-out. Assuming that each “day” equaled 8 hours of comp time, that equates to 744 hours of comp time. My ...