Legal Opinion
Renfro v. Indiana Michigan Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2007No. 06-1935PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J., joined by Rogers, J.,
O’MALLEY, D.J. (p. 578), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
COOK, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to consider for the second time whether certain American Electric Power (AEP) employees are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime regulations. In Renfro v. Ind. Mich. Power Co. (Renfro I), 370 F.3d 512 (6th Cir.2004), we held that the regulations did not apply to AEP planners. Applying the same analysis to AEP’s technical writers, we conclude that they too are exempt from overtime regulations. We reverse and remand with instructions to enter summary judgment…
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