Abernathy v. City of St. Louis

WESTHUES, Judge.

This is a class action brought by Edna Abernathy and others for themselves and others similarly situated as Civil Service Employees for the collection of wages due for alleged overtime work performed in the course of their employment. The claim was based on an ordinance (No. 47744) enacted by the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis wherein it was provided *718that '‘Forty (40) hours shall constitute the average maximum weekly hours of service in an employment cycle under regular full time employment for all City employees, * * The ordinance also provided that “All hours…