Alexander v. Tutle and Tutle Trucking, No. 15-2710 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs, employed as truck drivers, filed suit against Tutle and Schlumberger, alleging that defendants failed to pay them overtime compensation in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 207(a)(1), and the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act (AMWA), Ark. Code Ann. 11-4-211(a). The district court granted summary judgment for defendants. The court affirmed, concluding that plaintiffs are exempt under the federal Motor Carrier Act, 29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1), where the evidence establishes that the character of plaintiffs' job duties was such that they were called upon “either regularly or from time to time” to drive in interstate commerce. There was a reasonable expectation of interstate travel, the Motor Carrier Act exemption applies to plaintiffs, and plaintiffs thus are not entitled to overtime compensation.
Court Description: Colloton, Author, with Gruender, Ciruict Judge, and Bough, District Judge] Civil case - Fair Labor Standards Act. The Motor Carrier Act exemption applied to the drivers, and the district court did not err in determining they were not entitled to overtime compensation.
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