Legal Opinion
Blanton v. City of Murfreesboro
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided May 1, 1987No. 3-86-0468PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
This case presents an issue of first impression: whether a municipality’s recalculation of the base wage rates of its firefighters violates section 8 of the 1985 Amendments to The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 99 Stat. 787, P.L. 99-150, codified at 29 U.S.C.A. § 215. For the reasons stated below, the Court holds that the actions of the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee in mid-1986 did violate the Act and, therefore, awards summary judgment on the issue of liability to the plaintiff firefighters.
I. Legal and Factual Background
On February 19, 1985, the United…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- National League of Cities v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Watt v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. TallentireSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- George McClanahan and William Clinger v. William B. MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Atlanta Professional Firefighters Union, Local 134 v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Blanton v. City of MurfreesboroCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 349 v. City of RomeDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1988
- Hill v. City of Greenville, Tex.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1988
- Rhinebarger v. OrrCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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