Legal Opinion
William M. Wilcox, Jr. v. Terrytown Fifth District Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 21, 1990No. 89-3378PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Today we decide the close and very difficult question whether the Terrytown Fifth *766District Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is a “public agency” as that term is defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 203(x). We determine that it is.
Facts and Prior Proceedings
William Wilcox is a full time employee of the Terrytown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (“Terrytown”), a non-profit corporation that provides fire protection services to an unincorporated sector of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. In 1985, Terrytown instituted workweek changes, paying overtime to operators who…
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