Legal Opinion
Hawks v. City of Newport News, Va.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 12, 1988No. Civ. A. 88-41-NNPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are fifty-one current and former fire captains and fire lieutenants employed by the defendant City of Newport News. On April 4, 1988, plaintiffs filed this action seeking wages allegedly due them under the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (hereinafter FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. Defendant, in its amended answer, raised the affirmative defense that plaintiffs are exempt from the overtime provision of the FLSA.
The FLSA requires payment of overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of a prescribed work…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burnley v. ShortCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Donovan v. Carls Drug Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Levi Wright v. W. H. CarriggCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960
- Knecht v. City of Redwood CityDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1987
- Banks v. City of North Little RockDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1988
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Abshire v. County of KernCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Shockley v. City of Newport NewsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Thomas v. County of Fairfax, Va.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
- Michigan Association of Governmental Employees David Clifton Ronald Baptist Bettye Cox and Cornell Howard v. Michigan Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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