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McMichael v. Falls City Towing Co.

District Court, W.D. Kentucky

Decided May 2, 2002No. Civil Action 3:01CV-278-HPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, deck hands on harbor boats that traverse the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana, filed this action in federal court seeking overtime compensation under Kentucky’s overtime wage law, KRS § 337.285. 1 The case comes to federal court in an unusual context. The Kentucky Labor Cabinet, which is responsible for administering the wage and hour laws, has determined not to apply or enforce KRS § 337.285 as to seamen such as Plaintiffs. Operations Handbook of the Employment Standards Division of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet, Section 5e. 2 Normally…

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