Gonzalez v. City of Deerfield Beach, Fla.

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs, twelve current and former employees of the City of Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1 appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City in this action for unpaid overtime compensation pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“the FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. On appeal, the plaintiffs argue that the district court erred by: (1) concluding that they had the “responsibility to engage in fire suppression” within the meaning the FLSA, and thus that they were not entitled to overtime pay under the Act’s ordinary overtime…