Firefighters are suing the town in federal court alleging that East Greenwich is shorting them on overtime by violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The suit was filed Friday in U.S. District Court against the town and Finance Director Linda Dykeman. It asks the court to award back pay and legal fees and to declare that the town “willfully and intentionally violated” its obligations to firefighters. It seeks records on time worked and payment due since March 23, 2015.
The suit, brought by Elizabeth Wiens of the Gursky/Wiens law firm in North Kingstown, for William Perry and “all similarly situated current and retired” firefighters for East Greenwich, seeks a jury trial.