Legal Opinion
Atlanta Professional Firefighters Union, Local 134 v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1991No. 89-8671PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this Fair Labor Standards Act case, we affirm the district court’s ruling that the city of Atlanta properly applied the Act to captains, lieutenants, and firefighters, in its Bureau of Fire Services.
On February 19, 1986, the Supreme Court announced in Garcia v. San Antonio Transit Authority, 469 U.S. 528, 105 S.Ct. 1005, 83 L.Ed.2d 1016 (1985), that the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) were applicable to municipalities. Prior to that time, the city of Atlanta (the “City”) treated firefighters employed in its Bureau of Fire Services…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Boll v. Federal Reserve Bank of St. LouisDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1973
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida and Robert LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Blanton v. City of MurfreesboroDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1987
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- John J. Kinney, Jr. v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- Spradling v. City of TulsaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Barner v. City of NovatoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Ronald L. Aaron, Plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants v. The City of Wichita, Kansas, Defendant-Appellant/, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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