Legal Opinion
Lang v. DIRECTV, INC.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 12, 2011No. Civil Action. No. 10-1085PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge.
In this Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Louisiana Wage Payment Act (LWPA) case, defendants DirecTV, Inc. and JP & D Digital Satellite Systems, Inc. move for partial summary judgment seeking dismissal of the claims asserted by plaintiffs Christian Lang, Larry Tucker, and Edward Dwayne Humphrey. 1 Because there are genuine issues of fact as to whether Lang, Tucker, and Humphrey are employees under the FLSA and LWPA, defendants’ motion is DENIED.
1. Background
Plaintiffs are satellite television technicians who installed DirecTV systems at…
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