Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Lower Court Ruling on Overtime, Establishment of a Qualifying Work Period, and the FLSA’s §207(k) Exemption

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld a lower court’s finding that in order to utilize the FLSA’s §207(k) partial overtime exemption, a fire department must establish a qualifying work period. This story began back in January 2020 when former Highland Hills, Ohio firefighter David Vance filed an FLSA lawsuit against his former employer. Vance’s allegations ...

The City of Anchorage, AK has settled an ongoing issue with city firefighters related to a mistake-ridden payroll software program that was part of a city-wide computer software upgrade that began in 2011. The city-wide software program initially came with a $10.6 million price tag however, that cost has sky-rocketed to an estimated $81 million over the past 8 years. ...

Firefighter Overtime Discussing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for Firefighters, First Responders as well as Human Resource & Finance Professional

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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Lower Court Ruling on Overtime, Establishment of a Qualifying Work Period, and the FLSA’s §207(k) Exemption

Anchorage Settles Payroll Issue with City Firefighters for an Estimated $2 Million