Legal Opinion
Robert Alexander, International Association of Professional Fire Fighters, Local 357 v. City of Evansville, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 1997No. 96-3401, 96-3580PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
It is well known that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., requires employers to pay their employees for overtime work at a rate of time and a half. 29 U.S.C. § 207(a). Some employees, however, do not work a standard 40-hour week, and in their case application of this principle becomes more complicated. This case involves 28 firefighters from Evansville, Indiana, who have been pursuing their FLSA suit against the City since September 1989. The plaintiffs believe that their collective bargaining agreement with the City entitles them to more…
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- United States v. Thomas E. HauertCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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