Bates v. Network of Community Options Inc

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS NORTHERN DIVISION BRANDON BATES, ET AL. PLAINTIFFS 1:19-CV-00036-BRW NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS, INC. DEFENDANT ORDER Pending is Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 38). Plaintiffs have responded and Defendant has replied. For the reasons set out below, the motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND1 Plaintiffs are “direct support professionals” who worked for Defendant, essentially providing home-care assistance to Defendant’s clients.2 Defendant employed Plaintiff Linda Rapp to provide home-care assistance to her…