Comments on: Back Wages Ordered After After 3×12 Shift Change http://www.911dispatch.com/2011/03/18/back-wages-ordered-after-after-3x12-shift-change/ news and information about public safety communications since 1982 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 04:19:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: imnotrich http://www.911dispatch.com/2011/03/18/back-wages-ordered-after-after-3x12-shift-change/comment-page-1/#comment-8051 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:31:42 +0000 http://www.911dispatch.com/?p=4756#comment-8051 Case law on this is not new…everybody knows you can’t waive your FLSA rights.

Somebody on the negotiations team was caught sleeping. Ooops.

]]> By: Gary http://www.911dispatch.com/2011/03/18/back-wages-ordered-after-after-3x12-shift-change/comment-page-1/#comment-7831 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:59:58 +0000 http://www.911dispatch.com/?p=4756#comment-7831 That’s the point that the DOJ was making in this case—no one can bargain away or waive their right to overtime pay at time and one-half as set out in federal law. Unlike your ability to waive some constitutional provisions during criminal proceedings (right to remain silent, to have a jury trial, etc)., the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) specifically disallows waivers for overtime pay. Several court decisions have affirmed the overtime law, ruling that individual waivers would jeopardize the original reason for the law, which was to prevent employer exploitation of certain workers by working them long hours for little pay. Download (pdf) an explanation here.

]]> By: John http://www.911dispatch.com/2011/03/18/back-wages-ordered-after-after-3x12-shift-change/comment-page-1/#comment-7824 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 19:33:08 +0000 http://www.911dispatch.com/?p=4756#comment-7824 I thought the FSLA and OT didn’t matter if there was a CBA…

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