Baldwin v. Iowa Select Farms, L.P.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BENNETT,, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

J. INTRODUCTION 833

A. Factual Background 833

B. Procedural Background 834

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS 834

A. Standards For Summary Judgment 834

B. The FLSA’s “Agriculture” Exemption 834

1. The statutory framework 835

2. Interpretations 836

a. Supreme Court precedent 836

b. Other courts 839

c. Agency interpretations 840

3. Applicability of the exemption here 841

III. CONCLUSION 843

Discrete from the other issues in this lawsuit involving gender discrimination and pay claims is the…