Legal Opinion
Peter L. Knight, Dennis L. Wall, Michael D. Mulkey v. Columbus, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 1994No. 93-8580PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
I.INTRODUCTION
This case requires us to determine the applicability of the “continuing violation” doctrine to the statute of limitations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). 29 U.S.CA. §§ 201 et seq. The plaintiffs, former, present, and future officers and non-officer employees of the fire department of Columbus, Georgia (“the City”), filed this action on October 1, 1990. The officer plaintiffs allege that since the FLSA became applicable to local governments in 1985-86, the City has misclassified them as exempt executive or administrative employees and has failed…
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