Legal Opinion

Sivetts v. Board of County Commissioners

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 13, 2014No. 14-1050PublishedCited by 248 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McHUGH, Circuit Judge.

Current and former employees (Employees) of the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office (County) brought a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), alleging they were paid overtime at a lower rate than required by the statute during 2010, 2011, and 2012. The district court granted the County’s motion to dismiss the Employees’ Third Amended Complaint and the Employees filed a timely appeal. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This wage dispute between the Employees and the County stems from their disagreement about the…

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