New Fair Labor Standards Act Manual Available to Affiliates

June 18, 2010 -- The IAFF General Counsel’s Office and the General Counsel’s firm, Woodley & McGillivary, have completed a review and thorough update of the IAFF Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Manual. That Manual was last reviewed and updated by Woodley & McGillivary attorneys in 1996. It has long provided IAFF affiliate leaders detailed analysis on various FLSA issues and principles.

Woodley & McGillivary attorneys reviewed every page and detail of the new Manual, added several sections and additional content, including:

• A complete overhaul and review of the section 7(k) and 3(y) partial exemption
• Analysis of 2004 regulations on the so-called “white collar” exemptions
• A new chapter on FLSA rights for federal employees
• Updated cases and tables of relevant statutes
• Summaries on 14 years of additional case law
• Litigation and bargaining tips
• Explanation of potential constitutional challenges

The Manual will be available on the IAFF web site for affiliate leaders (log in required) in PDF format only. Because of the size of the Manual and cost of reproduction, hardbound copies are not bring printed. However, affiliates can take the file to a local print shop to print a copy.

Click here to view the Manual.

Please note that this document is for IAFF affiliate leaders only, and is copyrighted material.