Legal Opinion
Dimas Lopez v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 4, 2012No. 11-2344PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
' BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Dimas Lopez and 19 other employees represent a class of hourly production employees at a meat-processing facility of Tyson Foods, Inc. The employees sued Tyson for not paying wages due under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act (NWPCA), Neb.Rev.Stat. § 48-1228 et seq. The jury returned a verdict for Tyson, finding the employees did not perform any compensable work for which they were not compensated. The employees appeal. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
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