Legal Opinion
Anthony Lang Mark Lane Jim Love Shaya Love Bill Roberts Phil Rosado Jim Wisinski Anthony Smith v. City of Omaha, Nebraska, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1999No. 98-3445PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeam, Circuit J.
City paramedics sued their employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for allegedly due, yet unpaid, overtime compensation. The district court 2 found that the paramedics fell within the overtime exemption for firefighters and law enforcement personnel, and entered judgment for the city. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The City of Omaha (City) provides emergency medical service through its fire department. The plaintiffs in this case are former and current fire department paramedic employees. All paramedics employed by the City are first hired as firefighters. All firefighters receive the same…
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