Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 30, 2007No. 06-3768PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Mabel Kay Thomas (“Thomas”) appeals the district court’s grant of sum mary judgment in favor of Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (“Speedway”), which denied her claims for unpaid overtime wages under both federal and state law. The district court held that Thomas was a bona fide executive employee under 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(1) and thus not entitled to overtime wages. The narrow issue on appeal is whether Thomas’s primary duty consisted of management, which is a requirement of the executive-employee exemption. We find that Speedway has satisfied its…
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