January 29, 2026
A Fourth Circuit panel misapplied Supreme Court precedent governing when employees are paid on a salary basis in finding that battalion chiefs for the Alexandria, Virginia, fire department qualified for an overtime exemption, the chiefs argued, urging the full appeals court to revisit a decision denying their bid to revive a wage suit.
January 02, 2026
Battalion chiefs for the Alexandria Fire Department in Virginia are exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fourth Circuit has ruled, finding that they are paid on a salary basis and therefore qualify as highly compensated employees.