West Des Moines, IA — Over a dozen West Des Moines firefighters have sued the city, alleging it didn’t compensate them for their overtime work.
The plaintiffs also say they were misclassified as employees exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provisions and upon finding out about those violations, the city cut their hourly pay to lessen the financial burden of paying for that overtime. The lawsuit was filed on June 10 in Polk County District Court, representing 15 former and current firefighter captains and lieutenants.
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