Legal Opinion
Lyons v. Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2018No. 17-3134PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Employees of Conagra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC, (ConAgra) appeal the dismissal of their claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. , and the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act, Ark. Code § 11-4-201, et seq. , arguing that factual disputes preclude summary judgment and that the district court1 erred in its application of Arkansas law. We affirm.
I. Background
ConAgra produces prepared foods and food products in plants across the country. Employees at ConAgra's Russellville, Arkansas, plant (employees) must don and doff company-provided personal protective…
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