Saleen v. Waste Management, Inc.

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS

PATRICK J. SCHILTZ, District Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this action to recover overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. This matter is before the Court on the motion of defendant Waste Management, Inc. (“WMI”) to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. WMI argues that, because plaintiffs were employed by two of its subsidiaries, and not by WMI itself, WMI is not plaintiffs’ “employer” within the meaning of the FLSA. WMI further argues that, because WMI is not an “employer” within the meaning of the FLSA,…