United States Fourth Circuit

Fair Labor Standards Act's exemption from overtime requirements for "employees in fire protection services," under 29 USC 207(k), applies to firefighters even if they also provide emergency medical services.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2001
• Decided 12/06/2001
• Published 12/06/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Andrew Michael Sacks, Sacks & Sacks, P.C., Norfolk, VA, for Appellants.  Stanley Graves Barr, Jr., Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Norfolk, VA, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Scott W. Kezman, Windley Hofler Walden, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Norfolk, VA;  Bernard Pishko, Harold P. Juren, City Attorney's Office, Norfolk, VA, for Appellee.