Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University v. King

KENNEDY, Justice.

This case involves certain provisions of the Pair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19 (1988), and the Portal-to-Portal Act, 29 U.S.C. § 255(a) and § 260 (1988), as they apply to the position of dormitory counselor at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (“Alabama A & M”). The trial court entered a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. 643 So.2d 1358. We granted certiorari review, and we now reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and remand the cause.

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