Legal Opinion
Lederman v. Frontier Fire Protection, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 11, 2012No. 10-1534PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
Gary Lederman sued his former employer, Frontier Fire Protection, Inc., to recover overtime pay he alleged was owed to him under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). A jury found Frontier liable and awarded Lederman $17,440.86 in damages. Frontier challenges the jury instructions issued by the district court.
Because we find the district court should not have instructed the jury that Frontier bore a heightened burden of proof in establishing its entitlement to an FLSA exemption, we REVERSE the judgment and REMAND the case for further proceedings.
I. Background
Frontier…
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