Legal Opinion
Carter v. City of Charleston
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided August 20, 1997No. 2:96-2508-18Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORTON, District Judge.
This action is before the court on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment.
I. Background
The 108 Plaintiffs are current or former fire fighters employed by the City of Charleston (“Defendant”). They filed this action against Defendant, alleging Defendant has failed to comply with the wage and hour requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 207.
Specifically, Defendant has treated Plaintiffs as fire protection employees and sought to use the overtime exemption applicable to fire fighting personnel pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 207(k). Under that…
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