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INS FLSA Status Update
The Agency’s exceptions to the arbitration award have been before the Federal Labor Relations Authority for three + years and that is where the case currently rests. Although AFGE has tried to blast the case free from the FLRA we have no power to order the FLRA to do its job. So….Here we all sit. You can be assured that I will update the AFGE.ORG website as soon as we receive a decision from the FLRA.
[more] 2-26-2010
Current INS News
Click here to see the current INS FLSA News section.
[more] 2-23-2009
INS FLSA Update
AFGE has filed extensive briefs in response to the Agency’s exceptions to the arbitrator’s award as to the “rate of pay” issue. The matter has been before the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) for some months. We have made several inquires as to the status of the exceptions and have been told that the matter is awaiting decision by the FLRA. We will immediately post on this website the FLSA decision when it issues.
[more] 1-14-2008
Arbitration Decision Update
Suffer or Permit Payment Calculations, Payments and September Hearing
Arbitrator Orders Strict Payment Schedule-8/30/06
Arbitrator orders Payment
Second Supplemental Decision
Summary of May 25, 2006, Conference Call
Arbitrator Response
Update on Status Website
Vital Updates from the Hearing
Letter from AFGE to the Agency
Order from the Arbitrator
Letter from the Agency to the Arbitrator
Letter from AFGE Preparing for December Hearings
Letter from the Arbitrator to AFGE and the Agency
Letter from the Agency to the Arbitrator
Letter from AFGE to the Arbitrator
Letter from AFGE to the Arbitrator
Letter from the Agency to the Arbitrator
Letter from the Arbitrator to AFGE and the Agency
Letter from AFGE to the Agency
Union Opposition to Agency's Exceptions to Arbitration Awards
FLRA Update for March 6, 2008
The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has recently issued a decision that dismisses DHS’s Exceptions to the arbitrator’s award concerning the hourly “rate of pay” for “suffer or permit” overtime claimants. This decision does not come as any surprise to your Union, AFGE, as we always knew that DHS had filed the bogus Exceptions just to slow down payment to it’s employees. During the course of the Exceptions before the FLRA AFGE has continued to litigate this case before the arbitrator. We will continue doing so but do not anticipate DHS paying any of the “suffer or permit” overtime (even that amount that the Agency admits it owes) until the case is done.
[more] 3-6-2008
Agency files Exceptions to Arbitrator's March Award concerning Rate of Pay for LEOs
The Agency has filed Exceptions to the March 2007 decision of the Arbitrator in the INS FLSA case with the Federal Labor Relations Authority. This will slow down payment for LEOs as their rate of pay will remain at issue until the FLRA has issued its decision. I have posted AFGE's Opposition to the Agency's Exceptions that AFGE filed with the FLRA on June 4, 2007. I expect a decision by the FLRA in about 90 days.
[more] 6-8-2007
FLSA rate of pay decision
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