Chautin v. St. Landry Parish School Board

| iLABORDE, Judge.

Plaintiff school bus drivers filed suit claiming they are owed additional sums for time spent on the job notwithstanding the express terms of their employment contracts which offered a flat salary exceeding minimum wages for their bus driving obligations. The trial judge ruled in their favor. We reverse the judgment finding plaintiffs entitled to additional salary for their responsibilities covered by their bus driving contracts.

Facts

To transport children to school, the St. Landry Parish School Board (School Board) utilizes two types of bus drivers, those that *735own the buses…