Legal Opinion
Burns v. City of Holyoke
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 3, 2012No. Civil Action No. 12-30003-NMGPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Scott Burns (“Burns”) brings this suit on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against the City of Holyoke (“the City”) for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 207, and the Massachusetts Minimum Fair Wages Act, M.G.L. c. 151, § 1A, by failing to pay overtime at one and one-half times the regular pay rate.
Before the Court is the plaintiffs motion for preliminary certification of the putative class and the City’s motion to dismiss.
I. Background
Between January 5, 2009 and the present (“the Class Period”),…
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