Legal Opinion
Roosevelt Watkins v. The City of Montgomery, Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 24, 2014No. 13-11718PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge:
Fifty-four fire suppression lieutenants employed by the City of Montgomery, Alabama (the “City”), contend that they are entitled to overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 207(a) (the “FLSA” or the “Act”). But a jury has spoken and has rejected their claims.
After careful review of the record, we find that the issues that the jury determined were properly before it and that the jury’s conclusions on those issues were reasonable, in light of the evidence presented during the trial. We further find that the district court sufficiently…
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