Alozie v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

WHEELER, Judge.

This case concerns the claims of 58 current or former law enforcement officers to be paid time-and-one-half overtime compensation for their daily 30-minute lunch break. Plaintiffs work as Detention and Deportation Officers (“DDOs”) or Immigration Enforcement Agents (“IEAs”) in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Field Office. Plaintiffs’ claims are for back pay and liquidated damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (2006) (“FLSA”). Plaintiffs allege that…