Air Marshals Entitled To Overtime Under FLSA
A group of 1,805 federal air marshals brought a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging that they were not paid overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The air marshals routinely work specific workweeks of at least 50 hours. If air marshals annually average two unscheduled overtime hours per workday, they are entitled to a 25 percent bonus known as “availability pay.” The Government’s first defense…