Legal Opinion
Chapman v. A.S.U.I. Healthcare & Development Center
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 3, 2014No. 13-20081UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
The principal issue in this Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) case is whether Plaintiff-Appellees Vera Chapman and Krystal Howard were employees of Defendants-Appellants A.S.U.I. Healthcare and Development Center and Diann Simien 1 (collectively “ASUI”). The district court held on summary judgment that they were employees, rather than independent contractors, and therefore entitled to be paid for overtime. The court conducted a bench trial as to damages. We AFFIRM.
Chapman and Howard worked as direct caregivers in group homes for persons with mental disabilities. ASUI contracted…
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