Health Care “Opt-Out Credits” Do Not Count Towards Calculation Of FLSA Regular Rate of Pay
Sanders v. County of Ventura, 87 F.4th 434 (9th Cir. 2023)
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer (Ventura County) in this putative class action arising under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), brought by county firefighters and police officers who opted out of their union- and employer-sponsored health plans. The employees who
Firefighters Are Not Entitled To Overtime For Time Spent Taking Gear To Temporary Duty Stations
Balestrieri v. Menlo Park Fire Prot. Dist., 800 F.3d 1094 (9th Cir. 2015)
Firefighters and emergency medical personnel sued the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, claiming that two of the district’s policies violate the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). In their first claim, the employees claimed they were entitled to overtime for taking their gear to temporary duty stations. In the second, they claimed the