Legal Opinion
Freeman v. City of Mobile, Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 1998No. 97-6047PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
Several dozen police officers (the “Appellants”) seek in this case to force the City of Mobile, Aabama (the “City”) to pay them overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19 (the “FLSA”), for time they have spent on roll-call and other pre- and post-shift duties. Appellants also demand overtime pay from the City on a state law contract claim, based on a 1969 Aabama law that entitles policemen in Mobile County to overtime compensation for work in excess of 40 hours per week. In the district court, Appellants lost their FLSA claims on summary…
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