Legal Opinion
Mielke v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 11, 2000No. 00 C 669PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CASTILLO, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, nine bus drivers, sue their employer, Laidlaw Transit, Inc., for unpaid overtime pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 207. Laid-law seeks summary judgment on the grounds that, under the Motor Carrier Act (MCA), 29 U.S.C. § 213(b)(1), it is exempt from the “time and a half’ provision of the FLSA because the Department of Transportation has the power to regulate it. We conclude, however, that Laidlaw is not entitled. to judgment because the plaintiffs are school bus drivers, a category of employees that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ace Auto Body & Towing, Ltd. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Bayles v. American Medical Response of Colorado, Inc.District Court, D. Colorado · 1996
- Trocheck v. Pellin Emergency Medical Service, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1999
- United States v. Chartered Bus Service, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
3Cited by7 opinions
- Walters v. American Coach Lines of Miami, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Mielke v. Laidlaw Transit, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2004
- Dauphin v. Chestnut Ridge Transportation, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Robert Almy v. Kickert School Bus Line, IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Walters v. American Coach Lines of Miami, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2008
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