Collins

OVERVIEW

A group of firefighters (“Appellants”) employed by Spokane Valley Fire Protection District No. 1 (the “Fire District”), appeal a district court decision denying their motion for summary judgment and granting the Fire District’s motion for summary judgment on Appellants’ claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219 . Appellants claim that the Fire Distinct violated the FLSA by requiring them to use compensation time (“comp time”) after they *1126 had accumulated a certain number of compensatory hours. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We hold that the FLSA does not prohibit employers from requiring use of comp time and therefore affirm.

BACKGROUND

Appellants are members of the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 876 (the “Union”) and are employed by the Fire District as firefighters. The Union negotiated a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) with the Fire District. Under the CBA, firefighters who perform special projects for the Fire District outside of their normal hours of employment receive comp time in lieu of overtime pay. 2 However, the CBA capped the amount of comp time that an employee could…