Mason County Fire Protection District No. 16 isn’t entitled to summary judgment on two volunteer firefighters’ claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Washington Minimum Wage Act, after they alleged their employment was misclassified and they were wrongfully terminated, a Washington federal district court ruled. The federal court determined the firefighters were employees rather than volunteers under the FLSA based on their compensation, working over 3000 hours per year, and not working for charitable or humanitarian reasons. Despite the firefighters not being classified as volunteers under the FLSA, no such determination was made regarding their employee or volunteer ...
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