Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Cornerstone America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 13, 2008No. 07-10952PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Fourteen former sales leaders (“Sales Leaders”) of defendant Cornerstone America (“Cornerstone”) filed suit for unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Sales Leaders on the threshold issue of whether the Sales Leaders were employees or independent contractors under the FLSA. Cornerstone now appeals this ruling. The Sales Leaders cross-appeal, alleging that the district court erred in dismissing the claims of one of their members, Chris Fox (“Fox”), on the grounds of…
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