Legal Opinion
Frederick George Bright v. Houston Northwest Medical Center Survivor, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1991No. 88-2884PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
This is a former employee’s suit for overtime compensation under section 7(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1). The question presented is whether “on-call” time the employee spent at home, or at other locations of his choosing substantially removed from his employer’s place of business, is to be included for purposes of section 7 as working time in instances where the employee was not actually “called.” The district court granted the motion for summary judgment of the employer, defendant-appellee Houston Northwest Medical Center Survivor,…
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