Orms v. City of Louisville

COMBS, Judge.

This appeal concerns the application of Kentucky’s overtime compensation statute, KRS 337.285, to a City of Louisville policy which required its police officers to report fifteen minutes before they began their daily tour of duty. The Fraternal Order of Police, Louisville Lodge # 6 and a group of police officers sought to recover, in a class action, compensation for this time. The Jefferson Circuit Court entered a summary judgment for the City.

The facts are undisputed. The City of Louisville employs its police officers under collective bargaining agreements it enters with the…