Legal Opinion
Hohnke v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided December 20, 2005No. 04-497CPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BASKIR, Judge.
The Plaintiff, Ms. Janelle Hohnke, seeks overtime wages allegedly due her under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA” or “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (2000), for the time she spent caring for her police canine, Ury, outside of her regular full-time duties as a canine police sergeant. The Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment asserts that Ms. Hohnke waived her right to bring an FLSA overtime claim in a valid settlement agreement that meets the elements of an accord and satisfaction.
The issue before the Court is whether a federal employee, assisted by…
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