Legal Opinion

Evelyn Garrison v. ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 15, 2016No. 15-1177/15-1428PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOUGH, District Judge.

Evelyn Garrison and ten opt-in Plaintiffs brought this suit against ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC, d/b/a ConAgra Foods, under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act (“AMWA”), Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-201, et seq., and the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219, alleging misclassification as exempt employees and unpaid overtime. Plaintiff Garrison and nine of the opt-in Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s 2 grant of summary judgment. One Plaintiff, Ruben Garcia, was dismissed prior to the grant of summary judgment. ConAgra cross-appeals the district court’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Joyce Ann Chuchian Martin v. Daimlerchrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Copeland v. ABB, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. Beauford Ex Rel. Cox v. ActionLink, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  5. Helmert v. Butterball, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2011

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Higgins v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.District Court, D. Nebraska · 2018
  2. United States v. GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. Baouch v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.District Court, D. Nebraska · 2017
  5. Anglim v. Sharp Medical Staffing, LLCDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 2021

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