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Firefighters sue City of West Des Moines, alleging unpaid overtime

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(by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch) – Fifteen current and former firefighters are suing the City of West Des Moines for wages they claim they are owed. The firefighters, 14 of whom still work for the city, allege that over a period of several years, the city misclassified them as exempt from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s provisions on overtime pay due to their status as lieutenants or captains. The FLSA provides that some employ…
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KJAN broke the news in on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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