Hill v. Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Plaintiffs filed suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), alleging that they were misclassified as exempt from the overtime pay rule and seek backpay. The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's summary judgment that the fluctuating workweek method applied as a matter of law. The court held that the underlying factual issue upon which the applicability of that method was predicated, what the employees clearly understood, should be decided at trial in due course. Consequently, the court also reversed the district court's judgment dismissing Plaintiffs Hills and Luke from the suit. Hills and Luke's claims must be remanded so that the district court may reinstate them into the pending lawsuit and move forward with proceedings. View "Hill v. Entergy Operations, Inc." on Justia Law