Smith v. Heartland Automotive Services, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KYLE, District Judge.

Introduction

Seven former Jiffy Lube Store Managers (collectively “Plaintiffs”) have sued Defendant Heartland Automotive Services, Inc. (“Heartland”), under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Plaintiffs allege that they have been improperly classified as exempt executives and thus deprived of overtime pay. Heartland now moves for summary judgment, arguing that Plaintiffs were properly classified as exempt executives, that any mis-classification of Plain tiffs’ exempt-status was not willful, and that the exemption classification was made in…