Nathan Torian and the IAFF Local 168 v. City of Paducah, Kentucky, et al.

Issues include whether KRS 311A.027, which prohibits publicly funded emergency medical service first response providers from imposing residence requirement upon employees, applies to firefighters employed by the City of Paducah; and assuming the statute applies, whether KRS 311A.027’s “on call” exception, which allows employers to impose response-time requirements on employees who are off duty but on call to respond to work, allows the City to impose a 45-minute response-time requirement upon Paducah firefighters. Oral arguments heard on Aug. 6, 2025.