Legal Opinion
Owsley v. San Antonio Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1999No. 98-50743PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The San Antonio Independent School District (“SAISD”) appeals a summary judgment in this action brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) awarding overtime benefits to a group of athletic trainers. Concluding that the trainers are professionals exempt from the FLSA’s overtime benefits requirements, we reverse and render summary judgment in favor of SAISD.
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The plaintiffs are eight of the nine athletic trainers of SAISD. Trainers work with coaches and high school and middle school athletes to prevent injuries and to rehabilitate athletes from…
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