Alfonso v. CARE FIRST MEDICAL CENTER INC. et al, No. 1:2014cv22717 - Document 47 (S.D. Fla. 2015)
Court Description: ORDER granting 25 Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 3/4/2015. (mmd) NOTICE: If there are sealed documents in this case, they may be unsealed after 1 year or as directed by Court Order, unless they have been designated to be permanently sealed. See Local Rule 5.4 and Administrative Order 2014-69.
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' d . fh l r I c, 01 o. d 0 - 0 Fl. t 3'etnfcor no i ude:()t xtntofco r whih, by t agr em ent t 'h e a t s w ncl I a hee e ntol c he e , he m a trmaye r ieOvert det l o t ewo k ( )wh t ro n t h o ee o e i e a e se xe c s he ais f h r ; b ehe r o t e n mply d s ng g d i aditnc oc upai orbusnes;()t ki ofoc upai , w ih r f ence t w het r i t n si t c ton i s c he nd c ton t e er o he , n he l oc iy,hew o k i us ly doneunde t dieci oft e o orb as cils w ihout alt t r s ua l r he r ton he mpl yer y pe a it t s r so ( t s lrquie i t pa tc a occ ton;( whehe t emplyeeort upeviin; d) he kil e rd n he riulr upai e) t r he o he wor n s plest i tum e altes t s a t plceofwor f t pe s doi t kma up i he nsr nt ii , ool, nd he a k or he r on ng he wok; 9 t elngho t f rwhc t ep ro i e ly d; g temeh do p y n , r ( h e t f i o ih h e s n s mpo e ( ) h t o f a me t me wh t e b t etmeo b t j b;h wh t e o n t h wo ki apat ft rg lrb sn s o eh r y h i r y he o () eh r r o t e r s r o he e u a u ie s f t ee o e ; i wh te o n thepa t sb le et e aec e tn t rlto o ma tra d h mply r () eh r r o t ri eiv h y r r aig he eai n f se n e sr a t a d()wh t e tep icp l so i n ti b sn s. i , 67S 2d at170,n. evn; n eh r h rn ia i r s o n u ie s Ket 6 o h 1. . DCA 1 9 )(ingMa s nv Miyet, 41S 2 1 1 ( l . s DCA 1 8 ) whihwa a p o e 9 7 ct i dio . d te 5 o. d 3 5 F a 1 t 9 9, c s p rv d byt Fl i SuprmeCour,559So. 11 ( a.1 ) TheEl nt Cic thassae t t he orda e t 2d 26 F1 990). eve h rui ttd ha dll e s eoft c dthe senc he ommon lw' ts frwhehe anag i a e oye ora i pe ent a s et o t r ent s n mpl e n nde nd c r cori t c r oft de a l't ti,whehe t prncpa hast rg t c r t onta t s he ontol he t is ha s , t r he i i l he i ht o ontol he ma ra me bywhiht ag ta c ihest wor 'fan îtv Fe MarneTe mi s nne nd ans c he en c ompls he k.' gjt . d i r nal, I . 647 F. 111 11 1 ( 1h Ci.2011. tll mode ofdoi t wok i t prncpal nc, 3d 6, 2 1 t r ) i- he f ng he r s he i i c i rton,'be a ewheetaperon i s j c t t c r ordie i ofa he ast hi onsdeai ' c us r d s s ub e t o he ontol rcton not r o s rs lso l ,h i a i e e d n c nr co ,i h i s be tt c nr la t t eme n u e t e ut n y e s n nd p n e t o ta tr f e s u jc o o to s o h a s s d o a hivet r uls hei a e oy 'KaneFar Cop.v M ianda,506So. 1 1 ( a c e he es t, s n mpl ee. ' m r . r 2d 061, 064 F1. 2dDCA 1 . 987) I t sc e, he r cor e de e doe nots n hi as t e d vi nc s uppor atndi t tDef nda sc r ld t t i ng ha e nt ontole he de ais of Pl i if s wor t s h a e e t t t Cour s tl a ntf k o uc n xt nt ha he t houl di r ga d t I pe d s e r he nde ndent Conta t r A g e e . The onl f t t s rco r em nt y ac s hat uppor Pl i if a e t t s w or a m e ca s r t a ntf r ha he e di l c ub u f m whie wor ng a s t s ii d s wor d f om 8 a t 6: pm .She di notpr de nior l ki nd he e tf e he ke r m o 30 d ovi t tm ony t ts w asr quie t w e rt unior and s al o s a e t ts i l d a i e es i ha he e r d o a he f m he s t t d ha he nc ude nytm s wasdrvi t wor drvi pa int hom e drvi t he chidr n' s hooli he caculton he i ng o k, i ng te s , i ng o r l e s c n r l ai ofhe w or hour . ti undi put d t tPl ntf a a 1tm e d ovepa i nt i he ow n ca .The e i r k sI s s e ha ai i f t 1 i s r te s n r r r s nor c devi nc t tPli ifr pore t as pe viora t m e c clni orc c i u n he e or de e ha antf e td o u r s t he dial i c he ked n po r a vala outupon he de ru e.Pl i ifdi no us t c ni nd r pa tr antf d t e he omput rs t m a t c i c a at e yse t he lni , nd mos s us d t pho t m a a nt e son occ son whies wat d f he pai nt . t he e he ne o ke ppoi m nt ai l he ie or r te s Pl ntf t s ii d i he de ii t ts us t r r tpa i nt f D e e nt a t ai i f e tfe n r poston ha he ed o ec ui te s or f nda s nd he l pe ntContac ora e e r uie he t do m a ke i She t tf e t ts w oul g t nde nde r t gr em nt eq r d r o r tng. es ii d ha he d oo pot nta pa i nt hom es a w oul e a n t Si pl H e lhca e pl She woul d i t e e i l te s nd d xpl i he m y a t r an. d r ve hos po e i lpai nt t r e r nds fom g ng t t fe m a ke t t ph t nta te s o un r a r oi o he la r t o he a c e no t nna y, ve n he wee nds whih s a it da he de ii wasnots ehi t tM r Se r no r qui e ofhe ke , c he dm te t r poston om t ng ha . r a e r d r . Ye,s c i r t tme s ntdrvi a ound t pa int aspa tofhe wo k. t he onsde ed he i pe i ng r he te s r r r l i undiputd t tPli if di no r c i fom Ca e Fis a Empl e O re a i n ts s e ha antf d t e e ve r r rt n oye i nt to Ha ndboo or ot f m s gi n t ne hi e , s h as a Empl e Sa e y Che it k, her or ve o w r s uc n oye f t ckls . Ra he , t r Pl i ifpr ed i t s ltga i a cop of he applc ton a t I pende Cont act antf oduc n hi ii ton y r i a i nd he nde nt r or A g ee e . M o e r Ca e Fis i rquie by t Fl i Admi sr i Code j 59 r m nt r ove , r rt s e rd he orda nitatve A- 3 . 2()h t k e p ro n lflso a1 mpo e sa n n wa k p f rPli tf 301 5( ) o e p es n e ie n 1e ly e nd o e s e t o anif . Ba e on pa te ag e m e a t c s ofco sd ri s' r e nt nd he our e nduc i t sca e t Cour fndst t t n hi s , he ti ha P an ifc n o r c v ro asaelw cam f ru padwa e a g a t s mmayj d me ta t litf n n t e o e n tt a li o n i g s nd r ns u r u g n s o ComtVl Pli ifdi nots f br a h ofc r c ba e on Def ndants f iu et pa hera t . antf d ue or e c onta t s d e ' al r o y c omm ison unde t l pe nt Contacor Ag e m e . Li wie Pli if c nnotr ove si r he nde nde r t r e nt ke s , a ntf a ec r at ne s f esunderFl i St t e s c i 448.08 be aus s i a i pende c r t . tor y' e orda aut e ton c e he s n nde nt ontac or M ur a v Plymak Se s LLC, Fe Ap x 873, ( 1h Ci. ry . a er rv ., 325 d. p' 875 1 t r 2009 . ) B . R e alaton C l m unde FLSA t i i ai r CountVI i a c am f r t lai undert Fai La Stnda ds Ac . 29 U. C.j l s l i or e ai ton he r bor a r t S. 2l ()3 (etn f rhtea t-eaito pr v so o t FarLa o Sa d r Ac a saigi 5 a( ) s tig o t h n irt l in o iin f he i b r tn ads t nd tt t a n a i t e o es.TheElve hCic thass tf t t Fr undf cor i t FLSA co e pples o mplye ) e nt rui e orh he e a t s n he ntxt t de e ne whehe a wo ke i a e oye o a i pe nt c r c or The a l i i o t nni t r r r s n mpl e r n nde nde onta t . na ys s s s t nta l sm ia t t Fl i c m o 1 w t te pl d a ubs a i ly i l r o he orda om n a es m oye bove. TheFr ndfcor aet ( )naur a de eeoft algedemplye sco r ast t eu a t s r he 1 t e nd gr he le o r' ntol o he mame i whiht wor i pefr d;( t algede oye sopporuniyf pr i orl s l r n c he k s ro me 2) he le mpl e' t t or oft os de ndi upo hi mana ra s l;()t ale d e oyee' i t nti e pme o pe ng n s geil kil 3 he lge mpl s nvesme n qui nt r maeil;4 wh t e t esr ierq ie s ca s il;5 t d g e o p r ne c a d rto tras ( ) eh r h e vc e ur s pe il k ls ( )he e re f e ma n y nd u ain oft wor ngr ai hi a ( t e e t whiht s r ierndeedi ani e a pa t t he ki eltons p; nd 6) he xtnto c he e vc e r s ntgrl r ofhe busne s Fr und,1 Fed. App' a 783. Li t Re t t me ' f c or , t e f c or wei i i s. e 85 x t ke he sa e nts a t s hes a t s gh n f voroffndi Pl ntf wasa i pe ntc r c or a i ng ai if n nde nde onta t . As a l ed e ri ,t De enda s e r ie ltl contoli s r sng t m n ri nayz a ler he f nt xe c s d ite r n upe vi i he nne n whih t Pl ntf wor d. She eve t sii d t tmuch ofwha s di , drvi pa int on c he ai if ke n e tfe ha t he d i ng te s e r nds wa outi ofwha Da d Se r no a ked ofhe . Sec ra , s sde t vi ra s r ond,t Pli tf so he a n if pporuniy f t t or pr i t ne on c oft ur d omm ison a i wasup t he t ç s i nd t o ro ç pound t pa he veme 't r r i pa int t e r nt'o ec ut te s o a n t tco m i son. Se al o M ur a , 51 F.Supp. a 1 ha m s i e s ry 2 24 t 278 ( di t tt pli ifwa a hol ng ha he antf s n i pe ntcontacorwhe s wa hie on acommison- y bass. Thet r a f t nde nde r t n he s rd si onl i) hid nd ourh Fr ndf c oï alodonot i t ba a eawa fom fndi Pli if a i pe ntc r t . eu a t s s tp he l nc y r i ng a ntf was n nde nde ontacor Pli ifsi sm e sconsse off r ngacor ai t a e pa e a he ca , whi s antf nve t nt it d o mi por ton o cc pt ym nt nd r r ch he dai d asabusne se ns of$9500 on he 201 t x r t . a ntf a s t si dt ts ha me i s xpe e r 3 a e um Pli if lo e tle ha he d no pe f me m a ke i orr r tng ofpa int be or t stme a t ewe e no s i s ls t ror d r tng ec uii te s f e hi i nd her r pecal kil s ne ded. The ffh a sxt f t s we gh i f vorof fndi Pl i ifwasa i pe n he e it nd i h acor i n a i ng antf n nde nde t c r c or The ewa no pe ma onta t . r s r nenc t t r lto hi a t a e e o he e ai ns p s he gr emen ga Pli ift rg t ve a ntf he i ht t tr na e wih one m ont s no i a Pli if di l ve a tr a o e mi t t h' tce nd antf d ea fe bout sx m ont . Fi ly, i hs na l Pl n if swo kwa no i eg alot busnes .Shet tfe t ts di notha co put a ce s aitf r s t nt r t he i s esii d ha he d ve m er c s a t clni I a ton, hepr de e denc a herde ii t ts br t he i c.n ddii s ovi d vi e t poston ha he oughti a n bout1 t 20 5o pa int a ne r r isf t c i c, c c e f 2, pa i t . A c r ngl t Cour fnds te s s w ec ut or he lni whih ar d or 000 ten s co di y, he ti t tPli ifwas a i pe ntc r ct a a s h i una e t r ove unde FLSA f ha antf n nde nde onta or nd s uc s bl o ec r r or r t la i e a i ton. I a y e e t t saeacam o rtlai nu e FLS Plitf mus s w t t()s e n n v n , o tt li f eaito nd r A, an if t ho ha 1 h e ag i a tviypr ece unde (he ac;( s s e nty s frd a rea ton b t ng ed n ci t ot td r t ) t 2) he ubsque l ufee dve s ci y he e oye;a ()ac us c mpl r nd 3 a al onnecin e sed bewe n t e oye sa tviy and t a re to xit t e he mpl e' ci t he dve s a ton. Wol'.Coc col Co.200F. 1 13 43( 1h Ci.2000) l i undiput t t ci ' fv a- a , ' 3d 337, 42- 1 t r . t s s ed ha Plitf so p dwo kngv ln ai I rs o s t tes mmayj d me t s ecamsta s e anif tp e r i ou trl n e p n e o h u r u g n , h li h t h y. wasc t c i l dic r d be aus De e nt f iedt payhe , onsnz tvey s ha ge c e f nda s a l o r howeve , antf' co ai r Pl i ifs mpl nt d e n tp e d acam f rc nsr cieds h r e Th rf r ,h Co r fn ss mmayj g n o s o la li o o tu t ic a g . eeo e te u t id u r ud me t v a opr a e ast t FLSA r t i ton c a m . ppr i t o he e ala i l i ? . DO A OR E E iC a est a ,lratif dyoMac,05 NE ND D R D n hmbraMimiFoi ,hs a f rh21. d re ' . . z .. . ,e e y '. C- x x- ... '' W . - ' * . . FE CO A .M O O UN I TED STA TES D I STRI J D GE CT U Copi pr de t es ovi d o: Couns lofRec d e or
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