April 23, 2026
A federal jury sided with a South Carolina county in a lawsuit accusing the county of failing to pay overtime wages to an emergency medical worker, finding that she qualified for a firefighter exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
February 18, 2026
A South Carolina county argued that a worker who was trained as both a paramedic and a firefighter didn't need to engage in fire suppression work to be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, urging a federal court to ax her suit.
April 11, 2022
A South Carolina county failed to pay EMS workers for the time they worked beyond 40 hours per week by misclassifying them as overtime-exempt, according to a proposed collective action in federal court.