DC Finally Settles Decades Old Overtime Suit for $45 million
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A contentious overtime battle in the Nation’s Capital that goes back to the 1990s has finally been settled… this time for real!!!
Last January the District of Columbia agreed to settle a suit brought by firefighters over the payment of overtime for $47 million. However, it wasn’t until yesterday that the parties finally worked out all the details and signed the agreement bringing the matter to an end.
Back in the 1990s the District was in dire financial straights. Congress appointed a special board, the Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (aka the Control Board) and granted it broad powers to address the city’s financial instability. The Control Board increased the firefighters hours from 42 to 53.
Once the Control Board completed its duties, the District insisted the firefighter’s hours would remain at 53 while the firefighters argued they were entitled to overtime for all hours worked over 42. IAFF Local 36 challenged the city’s refusal to pay overtime, and prevailed at every step. The most recent ruling in the case occurred last December, when the District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld an order requiring the payment of overtime for all hours over 42.
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