Legal Opinion

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 92-1448PublishedCited by 198 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

A group of Chicago police officers alleged that the extent of the restrictions applied to their half-hour meal breaks required that they be compensated for such breaks under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219. The district court granted the City’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in the first of three related cases and subsequently dismissed the companion cases. The officers appeal. We reverse.

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Under section 7(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must pay overtime to employees who work more than forty hours weekly. 29 U.S.C. § 207(a).…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Armour & Co. v. WantockSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. United States v. Randall K. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  4. National Fidelity Life Insurance Co. v. Joan KaraganisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. Thomason v. NachtriebCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by198 opinions

  1. Northern Indiana Gun & Outdoor Shows, Inc. v. City of South Bend, Stephen Leucke, Brian R. Hedman, and Karl KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  2. Killingsworth v. HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Carlton Gunn v. Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  4. Federated Mutual Insurance Com v. Coyle Mechanical Supply Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  5. Bishop v. Air Line Pilots Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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