Legal Opinion
Cleveland v. City of Elmendorf
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 2004No. 04-50103PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Four police officers, formerly employed by the City of Elmendorf, contend that they are owed overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. The City asserts an exemption from the overtime provisions of the FLSA because it employs less than five police employees during any given workweek. 29 U.S.C. § 213(b)(20). The City pays three officers (a police chief and two part-time officers), but the remainder of the police force is comprised of officers commonly referred to as “non-paid regulars”. Whether the four plaintiffs, who were…
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