Legal Opinion
Reich v. Newspapers of New England, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 24, 1995No. 94-1032, 94-1033PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
These cross appeals require us to decide whether the reporters, editors, and photographers employed by a small community newspaper are exempt from the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (“FLSA” or the “Act”). The case revolves around whether the employees at issue are exempt under the “professional employee” exemption of § 13(a)(1) of the Act.
This case arose when the United States Secretary of Labor (“the Secretary”) brought this action against Newspapers of New England, Inc. d/b/a The Concord Monitor…
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