LA Faces $9.5M Payout For Unpaid Firefighter OT — On Top Of $1.2 Billion Already Spent

Written on 04/04/2025
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The city of Los Angeles has reached a deal with firefighters and paramedics to pay up to $9.5 million to settle a legal dispute about unpaid overtime from 2020 to 2024.

That money comes on top of $1.2 billion in overtime already paid out to fire department employees over those same four years, according to an LAist analysis of city payroll data. The settlement was approved by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on March 3 and now goes to a U.S. District Court judge for final approval, scheduled for next month.

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