Legal Opinion
Truslow v. Spotsylvania County Sheriff
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 18, 1992No. Civ. 91-1083-APublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
This case, before the Court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment, presents the question whether a deputy sheriff assigned to a canine unit is entitled to compensation for off-duty care of his police dog and related activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., including the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 254.
The uncontested facts disclose that George Eugene Truslow was employed by the Stafford County Sheriff as a deputy sheriff in a canine unit from approximately August 8, 1988, to January 22, 1989, and…
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