Legal Opinion
Thibodeaux v. Executive Jet Internaional, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 16, 2003No. 01-31227PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
Larry Thibodeaux, a flight attendant for Executive Jet International, Inc. (“EJI”), brought this action on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated flight attendants employed by EJI, alleging that they were denied the overtime compensation required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19. The district court granted summary judgment in Thibodeaux’s favor on the issue of liability under the Act. EJI appeals and contends that it is not liable for overtime compensation because § 13(b)(3) of the FLSA exempts Thibodeaux and his fellow flight attendants from the Act’s…
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