Legal Opinion

Florentino Meza v. Intelligent Mexican Marketing

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 18, 2013No. 12-10785PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Florentino Meza appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for his former employer, Defendant-Appellee Intelligent Mexican Marketing, Inc. (“IMM”). Meza claims he is entitled to minimum-wage and overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). IMM claims he falls within the FLSA’s exemption for outside salesmen, and the statute’s overtime and minimum-wage requirements do not apply to him. Because the record indicates that Meza spent the vast majority of his time selling goods or performing…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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