Laws, in general, do not remotely resemble “plain english” and are therefore very difficult to navigate. While individual laws may be intended to “stand alone” and address a specific concern, the courts have pretty uniformly stated that everything must be taken in context–so if the legislature passes laws that contradict each other then we must
After many years of work at the State legislative level, and several unsuccessful attempts at a presumptive cancer coverage law, in 2021 the Missouri Fire Service Alliance was able to guide passage of Senate Bill 45, enabling creation of a fire fighter’s cancer benefits pool in the state.
Among other provisions, the law allowed for
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In prior blogs I’ve discussed the application of FLSA rules to the fire service, and how to determine whether or not the specific hours worked
ON FRIDAY, JULY 15 I’LL BE PRESENTING ANOTHER SESSION OF “THE FIRE CHIEF’S LEGAL TOOLBOX”
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Another great year at the MAFPD annual conference. I enjoyed the discussions during my “Return of the Roaring 20’s” presentation and the turnout was great!
By the way, if you are a firefighter and have not had the opportunity to listen to Dr. Sarah Jahnke speak on firefighter health and well-being, you absolutely must make
Join me next weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks for the Missouri Association of Fire Protection Districts conference!
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Last month we dealt with a threshold question: Does the FLSA apply to the fire service? The answer, of course, was yes. The next questions
Something long-suspected is now systematically and scientifically being proven beyond any reasonable doubt: Fire Fighters develop cancers at a higher rate than the general population, and the exposures to cancer causing agents come not just in higher numbers, but different types of agents than previously suspected. The article below links to a study funded by
*Firehouse Legal blog posts provide information only, and are not legal advice. For specific legal advice contact your attorney. No seriously, contact them, they’ll be happy to hear from you.*
So, let’s start with the threshold question: Does the FLSA apply to fire departments? The answer, as most everyone knows at this point, is yes