Legal Opinion
Ahern v. County of Nassau
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 3, 1997No. 895, Docket 96-7742PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
I. Background
The plaintiffs are high-ranking police officers who brought this class action against their employer, the County of Nassau Police Department (“Department”), alleging a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. The FLSA generally requires employers to provide overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of a prescribed work week. 29 U.S.C. § 207. On appeal, it is not disputed that the defendants failed to pay the plaintiffs overtime for at least two years. The defendants will thus be liable to the plaintiffs unless…
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