Private contractors that provide fire service protection beware: you may not be able to claim partial exemptions for overtime under section 7(k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

On May 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the City of San Gabriel, California's attempt to overturn the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal's expansive interpretation of what employers must include as "wages" when establishing the regular rate of pay to calculate overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).