Legal Opinion · Dissent

Julie Alexander, Carmel G. Abbate, Bozeman Anderson v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 17, 1993No. 92-1441, 92-1442 and 92-1448Published

1Dissent

BAUER, Chief Judge, •

dissenting.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that police officers be primarily engaged in work-related duties during meal periods to warrant compensation for those meal periods. Armitage v. City of Emporia, Kansas, 982 F.2d 430, 432 (10th Cir.1992). The Chicago police officers (“the Officers”) claim that FLSA requires the City of Chicago (“the City”) to pay them as a matter of course when the Officers do nothing more than eat during their meal periods.1

The majority sets out the facts alleged in the Officers’ complaints. The majority does not mention, however,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Isaac Lee, Cross-Appellees v. Coahoma County, Mississippi, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  3. Lamon v. City of ShawneeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
  4. Lyle G. Armitage, Jr. v. City of Emporia, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  5. Weeks v. Chief of Washington State PatrolWashington Supreme Court · 1982

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