John Zimmerli, et al v. The City of Kansas City, MO

  1. September 21, 2022

    Medic Suits Highlight Wage Issues For Emergency Workers

    Medics often must respond to calls during breaks and after-hours and team up with employees who fall under different overtime requirements, attorneys said, opening up the possibility of wage and hour violations. Here, Law360 explores wage and hour issues for medics.

  2. June 18, 2021

    8th Circ. Won't Redo Kansas City Fire Paramedics' OT Appeal

    The full Eighth Circuit won't reconsider a panel decision that Kansas City, Missouri, correctly calculated overtime for Fire Department personnel, rejecting the argument that a collective bargaining agreement's formula for translating a monthly salary into an hourly rate violated federal labor law.

  3. May 28, 2021

    Fire Dept. Paramedics Ask 8th Circ. To Redo OT Math Ruling

    The full Eighth Circuit should reconsider a panel ruling that Kansas City, Missouri, properly calculated overtime for emergency medical technicians and paramedics in its fire department, the workers urged in a filing, saying the translation of a monthly salary into an hourly rate violated federal labor law.

  4. May 06, 2021

    Kansas City Fire Dept. Medics Lose OT Claims At 8th Circ.

    Firefighters also serving as paramedics are partially exempt from overtime if they have a clear responsibility to help with fire suppression even when in the paramedic role, the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday in what the court said was its first time weighing in on the issue.