Vernon W. Dove and Other Similarly Situated v. Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (Carta)

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant, Vernon Dove, represents a class of bus drivers who are employed by the Chattanooga Area Regional Transit Authority (CARTA). The class alleges that CARTA’s failure to compensate them at the rate of time and a half for all hours over forty per week is a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. The district court held that the Tenth Amendment barred an action for overtime compensation against CARTA. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the district court’s order 539 F.Supp. 36 and remand for further proceedings.

CARTA…