Wide-Ranging Decision On FLSA Implications Of Premium Pay
A group of paramedics working for the Chicago Fire Department sued the City, claiming that the City violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to include in the overtime rate a variety of premium pays. The dispute led to a wide-ranging decision by a federal district judge on whether different forms of premium pays should be included in the overtime rate. First up were (1) the Fitness…