Legal Opinion
Glenn Tate v. Showboat Marina Casino Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 2005No. 05-1681PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This case is a sequel to Harkins v. Riverboat Services, Inc., 385 F.3d 1099 (7th Cir.2004), decided a year ago, where, affirming a jury’s verdict, we held that the members of the operating crew of a gambling boat that is most of the time moored rather than sailing are nevertheless “seamen” within the meaning of the provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act that exempts seamen from the Act’s overtime provisions. FLSA § 13(b)(6), 29 U.S.C. § 213(b)(6). Noting that the plaintiffs were classified as seamen for purposes of the special benefits to which the Jones Act and the…
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