November 03, 2025
A group of firefighters for the city of Mesa, Arizona, told a federal court that almost all the work they performed during ambulance shifts did not involve fire protection activities, arguing their wage suit should proceed because they did not fall under an overtime exemption for such activities.
August 29, 2025
The city of Mesa, Arizona, told a federal court that a group of firefighters were still subject to a Fair Labor Standards Act overtime exemption for fire protection duties when they worked ambulance shifts, urging the court to toss their proposed collective action alleging unpaid overtime.
July 07, 2025
The city of Mesa, Arizona, misclassified fire department employees as overtime-exempt when they worked ambulance shifts, the workers said in a proposed collective action filed in federal court, saying their ambulance duties did not include fire protection work that would trigger an exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act.