S 838 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

Summary
Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act This bill provides that any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes of determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any overtime pay. The bill defines qualified trade-of-time arrangement as an arrangement under which two firefighters who are employed by the same agency agree, solely at their option and with the approval of their employing agency, to substitute for one another during scheduled work hours in the performance of work in the same capacity.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 18, 2021 Last action Mar 18, 2021
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Mar 18, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Mar 18, 2021
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