Daines Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Raise Overtime Pay Cap for Wildland Firefighters
November 02, 2023
November 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release:
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines helped introduce bipartisan legislation to permanently raise the caps on overtime premium pay for federal wildland firefighters. The "Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act" would increase these overtime pay caps to appropriately compensate Forest Service and Department of the Interior wildland firefighters for the work they do.
Despite ris . . .
U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines helped introduce bipartisan legislation to permanently raise the caps on overtime premium pay for federal wildland firefighters. The "Wildland Firefighter Fair Pay Act" would increase these overtime pay caps to appropriately compensate Forest Service and Department of the Interior wildland firefighters for the work they do.
Despite ris . . .