The Robinson Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and its fire chief are facing an FLSA lawsuit filed by two former members. Akash Patel and Aaron Garbus filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on September 9, 2024. In the complaint, Patel and Garbus allege the department failed to pay overtime and improperly ...
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Maryland Volunteer Fire Company Facing FLSA Lawsuit
A Maryland firefighter has filed an FLSA lawsuit on behalf of himself and other firefighters alleging their employer, the Berlin Fire Company, Inc., failed to pay overtime as required by the FLSA and Maryland law. The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland contains allegations that the Berlin Fire Company misclassified the plaintiff ...
Read More »North Carolina Volunteer Fire Company Facing FLSA Lawsuit
A North Carolina EMS Captain has filed a lawsuit against The Cooks Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., alleging violations of the FLSA. Captain Christopher Crump filed the suit in federal court on February 26, 2024. Crump’s primary claim is the that his department fails to pay him and other similarly situated firefighters overtime after working more than 40 hours in ...
Read More »Lockheed Martin Corp. Facing FLSA Lawsuit from Firefighters
A group of four in-house firefighters that work for Lockheed Martin Corp.’s aircraft plant in Marietta, Georgia recently filed a lawsuit against the corporation alleging the company fails to pay overtime as required by federal law. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on April 6, contains allegations that the defense ...
Read More »The FLSA’s §207(k) Exemption May Not Be an Option for Some Fire Departments
Today’s FLSA Question: I am a full-time paid fire chief for a private non-profit volunteer fire company. Over the past twenty-five years our organization has grown and required the hiring of several daytime staff personnel (training chief, fire marshal, assistant chief) to augment our core of volunteer and paid-on-call firefighters. But we are now in the process of hiring our ...
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