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HONOLULU — Emergency Medical Technicians and paramedics have filed a lawsuit against the City & County of Honolulu, alleging the City violated the federal wage hour law by not paying overtime and back wages over a three-year period.
The EMTs and paramedics say that the City knowingly deprived them of overtime pay, even though they were repeatedly notified by the paramedics.
“All hourly workers who put in an honest day’s work are entitled to receive an honest day’s pay,” said their attorney, Carl Varady. “All employers including the City must obey federal overtime law and regulations. Honolulu residents receive valuable and life saving services from their EMTs and Paramedics. Federal law requires that they be paid overtime when they work more than 40 hours in a week.”
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