Legal Opinion

Yassine Baouch v. Werner Enterprises, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 14, 2018No. 17-1661PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Appellants, a class made up of over 52,000 experienced and student over-the-road truck drivers employed by Werner Enterprises, Inc., appeal from the district court's 1 grant of summary judgment in favor of Werner, and the court's dismissal of this action raising claims under federal and state wage and hour laws. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2003, 2 Werner implemented an optional Payment Plan, which compensated drivers employed in positions that required them to travel and spend nights away from home on a regular basis. The Payment Plan offered non-taxable, mileage-based…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Christensen v. Harris CountySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Gagnon v. United Technisource, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. Dannett Madison, on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated v. Resources for Human Development, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Anthony Sanders v. County of VenturaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2023
  2. Bolden v. CallahanDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2022
  3. Breece v. NaturChem IncDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2021
  4. Bryant v. Ethicon, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2020
  5. Bryant v. Ethicon, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2020

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