Jones & Associates, Inc. v. District of Columbia

SCHWELB, Associate Judge:

The District of Columbia brought this ac- ' tion against Jones and Associates, Inc. (Jones), on behalf of six of Jones’ employees,1 to recover overtime pay which Jones allegedly owed the employees for the period beginning January 1, 1987 and ending March 31, 1989. See D.C.Code § 36-220.2(c) (1993). Following a bench trial, the trial judge ruled in favor of the District. The judge held that Jones had not met its burden of showing that the employees fell within the statutory exemption for “bona fide executive, administrative or professional” employees. See D.C.Code §…