Legal Opinion
Dufrene v. Browning-Ferris, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2000No. 98-31321PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
For the summary judgment awarded Browning-Ferris, Inc. (BFI), on the basis that overtime paid its day-rate employees is not violative of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19 (FLSA), primarily at issue is whether 29 C.F.R. § 778.112 (method for computing overtime pay for day-rate employees) is a permissible interpretation of the FLSA. We AFFIRM. *
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Dufrene and the other plaintiffs (employees) are or were employed by BFI as drivers for recycling trucks or as drivers or hoppers for garbage trucks. (Hoppers ride on the truck, retrieve garbage,…
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