Legal Opinion
Kevin Christian v. City of Gladstone
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1997No. 96-1646, 96-1777PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
The City of Gladstone appeals from a judgment awarding backpay and attorney fees to three public safety officer paramedics who cross-appeal the amount of their award. The paramedics claim that under § 207(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219, they are entitled to overtime pay for any hours worked in excess of forty hours each week. The City argues that the FLSA does not require overtime pay for the paramedics because they fit within a statutory exception under § 207(k) for employees in fire protection activities. The district court granted…
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