Clyde H. Freeman, Charlie Agee v. City of Mobile, Ala., a Municipal Corporation

In this case, several dozen police officers (“Appellants”) seek overtime compensation from the City of Mobile, Alabama (“City”) pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19 (“FLSA”) for time spent on roll-call and other pre- and post-shift duties and overtime pay on a state law contract claim based on a 1969 Alabama law entitling policemen in Mobile County to overtime compensation for work in excess of 40 hours per week. The district court granted summary judgment to the City on three grounds: (1) that the City was entitled to a statutory exemption under 29 U.S.C. § 207(k)…