Carro et al v. Integrated Tech Group , LLC, No. 1:2014cv23788 - Document 57 (S.D. Fla. 2015)
Court Description: ORDER granting in part and denying in part 50 Motion for Summary Judgment. Joint Pretrial Stipulation due by 12/4/2015. Calendar Call set for 1/6/2016 01:15 PM before Judge Patricia A. Seitz. Jury Trial set for 1/11/2016 before Judge Patricia A. Seitz. Pretrial Conference set for 12/15/2015 10:00 AM before Judge Patricia A. Seitz. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 11/3/2015. (ots)
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D I U SSI N SC O Assto ta v ,TG mo e f rs mmayj d me to f u g o n s ()P an if h v e u bo e 1 v s o u r u g n n o r r u d : 1 litfs a e fiedt pr dea e de et tI f ldt pa Pli if ove tmeormi mum wa ( al o ovi ny vi nc ha TG aie o y antfs ri ni ge; 2) 1 ha nonotc ofa yFLSA vi ai ;( Pl ntfsar notenildt compe ai f tme TG d ie n oltons 3) ai if e tte o nston or i watngf t waehous t ope i t mor ng;a ( Plitfsa enotenil t ii or he r e o n n he ni nd 4) anif r tted o co pe a i f tm es ntcea ng a s r cngt i compa ve c e Fo t r s s t m ns ton or i pe l ni nd e vii her ny hil s. r he ea ons e frh b lw, u r j d me ti g a tdi fv ro 1 a t t etmePlitfss e t o t eo s mmay u g n s rn e n a o f TG s o h i anif p n at ndi m a t r m e tngs ma n ani t rve ces a a t a tme Pli if te ng nda o y e i , i t i ng hei hi l , nd s o ny i a ntfs i e i ly a vol arl unde -e td.Themoton i de e i a 1ot rr s c s nt ntonal nd unt iy rr pore i s nid n 1 he e pe t . A. I i Entte t Par i Sum mar Judg e Bec ePl ntfsHaveN ot TG s ild o tal y m nt aus ai if Pr s nt d Evi ee e denc t Suppor Por i ofT he r C l m s e o t t ons i ai l or t r co runde t FLSA f unpa d w a oroveri e, pl i i fm us n der o e ve r he or i ges tm a a ntf t de taet t ( )hewoke wihoutc monsrt ha: 1 r d t ompenstonand( hi e oye kne ors dhave ai 2) s mpl r w houl 8 k o o t ewo k Ale v Bo r o bi Ed c to o BibCo ny, 9 F.d 1 0 ,1 4 n wn f h r . ln . a d fpu lc u a inf r b u t 4 5 3 3 6 31 1 ( 1hCi. 00 ) l mo sf rs mmayj d me o t g o n st a Plitfsc n t 5 1 t r 2 7 . TG ve o u r u g nt n he r u d h t anif a no pr duc a e de et pr eihe one oft eelm e soft rc am .Ass tf t bel o e ny vi nc o ove t r hes e nt hei l i e orh ow, l i e tte t pa t ls mmayj d me tb c u ePli tfsh ven td mo srtdt a t e TG s n ild o ri u r u g n e a s anif a o e n tae h t h y a wo ke wihoutco pe a i f at ndi me tngsorf mai ani t rve cl a r d t m ns ton or te ng e i or nt i ng hei hi es nd be us Pl i if ha notde onsr t t tI knew ors d ha known abou c ti ca e antfs ve m taed ha TG houl ve t era n wor whi h wa i ento ly notr or d. k c s nt i nal ec de i . 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Thus t Pli if mus pr t tt y pe f m e wor f whih t y we enot antfss ,he antfs t ove ha he ror d k or c he r p o ryc mp n ae a dmu t r v t ea u ta e tn o t t r a amatro j ta d rpel o e st d n s p o e h mo n nd xe t f ha wo k s te f us n r as bl i e e e. e ona e nf r nc Noneoft Pl i if ha pr de a e de e ofs cii hour wor d f whih he antfs ve ovi d ny vi nc pe fc s ke or c t ywe e no pa d.Ba e on t slc ofe de he r t i s d hi a k vi nce, TG a s t t tPli if ca l s ers ha a ntf s nnots how t he a u t n e tn o teu p i wo ka amatro j s a dra o a ei frnc .l r s o s , mo n a d x e t f h n ad r s te f u t n e s n bl n ee e n e p n e Pli if poi t t ri e antfs nt o hei nt nogaor a we si whih t y saet tt y we e r quiedt a ve t y ns r n c he t t ha he r e r o ni a wor e l w ihoutbeng pe m it d t coc i i e ael we er r d t cl kt k ary t i r te o l k-n mm di t y; r equie o oc out i daeya trc mp eigt i lsj bo teda , s iebengr q ie t rt r t t mme itl fe o ltn her a t o f h y dep t i e urd o eu n o he wa e r hous bef egoi ho ef t da we er quie t atend ma t y mee i wihout e or ng m or he y; r e r d o t ndaor tngs t c ompe a i a we er uie t t ket i ve clsf mait na e wihoutbeng alowe t ns ton; nd r eq r d o a her hi e or n e nc t i l d o or ng o a h he aitf s a 1 hi m untd o it n o c oc i f t tme. Acc di t e c oft Pl n if , l oft sa o e t ffee t l k-n or hat i t nt hour ofunc pe a e tm epe we Ho ve ,i t e i eroga o y ans r we et we y s om ns t d i r ek. we r f hes nt r t r we s r he s er c d e de t y woul nota ol e or vi nce he d mountt m or t n açm e es i il' ofe de e. o e ha % r cntla' vi nc M or ve ,fo t i en t y a wer i t r or i i notcla t tPli tfsc tfe t eo r r m he nt logaor ns s n he ec d,t s e r ha a n if erii d he a wer .Furhe , hes ns s t r t ubmit i e ted nt nogaor a we sofe c Pl ntf a a i ntc l e e t y ns r a h ai if ppe r de i a , xc pt f t da e wor d by ea h Pli ifandt na eofea h Pli tf ss vior .M os or he t s ke c antf he m c a n if uper s s t i pora l t a we sco a nno br kdown ofdaesa tm esf unpai ove tm eorunpa d m tnty,he ns r nt i ea t nd i or d ri i mi mum wa .Thus t i e r t ya we sa o do no s ni ges , he nt rogaor ns r l ne t how t a o a e e of he m unt nd xt nt teu p i wo ka amatro j s a dr a o beifr n e h n ad r s te f u t n e s na l n ee c . s he e i no e denc t tI Sr c dsa eot r s i cur e. I ot rwor ,t r i ' r s r vi e ha TG' e or r he wie nac at n he ds he e s noe de e ora lga i ,t tI ma pult d orc ng t daa e e e i o Pe n. vi nc , le tons ha TG ni a e ha ed he t ntr d nt ngui 10 Howeve ,Pli if 'de ii t si onys r a ntfs poston e tm upporss ebutnota 1oft c e i i t om 1 he ont ntons n Pl i if 'i e r t y a wer .Pl ntfsCa r Ca de s Nuevo,a I quir t sii d t t antfs ntroga or ns s ai if ro, r na , nd z e do e tfe ha t y w e e r qui e by t i s vi or t a rve att w a e he r e rd he r uper s s o r i he r hous ea l a 6: a. . butw e e e ry, t 30 m , r nota l d t cl k-n u i 7:0 a. orlt r I qui r t sii d t thewoul c oc outafe lowe o oc i ntl 0 m. a e . z e do e tfe ha d l ktr lavi t ls cusom e ' hous ,des t silha ng t r t t t wa e e ng he a t t r s e pie tl vi o e um o he r hous l er e. zqui do, Ca de ,a Nue alt tfedt t hou swhe t y woul fnih wor Howe r i i not r nas nd vo l esii o he r n he di s k. ve , t s cla fom Ca de 'a Nuevo' t si on whe t y woul e h coc out Thus ba e on er r r nas nd s e tm y n he d ac l k- . , sd t ed p sto t si n ,ta p a st a Plitfsha ej t rl p o d d s fiin e i e c h e o i n e tmo y i p e r h t an if v us baey r vie u fce t v d n e i by whih t a ou a e e ofhour t y wo ke asTe cinsc d pos i y be c he m nt nd xtnt s he r d chni a oul sbl d tr n d,h rb s r vn s mmayj d me t eemie t ee y uviig u r u g n . 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Thus Pl ntf sha pr de no n he er c ng ook a e, t n t oo a , ai if ve ovi d evi nc ot rt n uns de e, he ha uppored c l or saeme si t i i e r t y a wer , o s ppo t t onc us y tt nt n her ntroga or ns s t u r t i cli st tt y s d havebe n,bu wer not pad f tme s her am ha he houl e t e , i or i penta t ng m a t r tendi nda o y me tngsa s r ci t rve ces Bas d on t r cor e d e, he e i i ufi int ei nd e vi ng hei hi l . e he e d vi enc t r s ns fce e denc t s vi e o how t a ntore e ofunpai tm es nta m e tngsorm anti ng t r he mou xt nt d i pe t e i i ani hei v hce a amatro j ta dra o a eif rn e n e u n l,TG' moi nf rs mmay e ils s te f us n e s n bl n e e c .Co s q e ty I S to o u r j d me t sg a tdt t ee tn ta P an if h v n tme terb r e t s o tee tn a d u g n i rn e o h xe t h t litfs a e o t h i u d n o h w h xe t n a o tt twe enotc m un ha r ompe ae f rate ng m a t r m e tngsa m ant i ng t r ns td o t ndi nda o y e i nd i ani hei v c e . Att i ,Pl i i f m a notpr e e denc t s ehi l s ral a ntf s y es nt vi e o uppor c ai s f u d m e tngs o t l m or npai ei r un i tme ma nti ng t i ve c e . pad i i a ni her hil s l l . 1 i En i e t Su r Ju gme ta t Hou sPl nt V l ntrl a TG s tt d o mmay d n s o r ai v o u a i nd l y Int ntonaly Faie t Re or ButNota t Un d H our A boutW li h 1TG e i l ld o c d s o pai s tc Knew o Shoul H av Known r d e 1 as mo e f rs mma yj dg n b c us i ddno k o a d s o l n h v TG lo v s o u r u me t e a e t i t n w n h u d ot a e k nown a boutPli if 'unpad hour .I a g t tPl ntfsf l t f l I ' tm e antf s i s TG r ues ha ai if aied o olow TG S i ke pi pr ce e a 1 ha no wa ofknowi t Pl ntfswe e notco pl ng wih t e ng o dur s nd TG d y ng hat ai if r m yi t he pr e es i pa t bec us Pl ntfsvol arl a i e i ly f ie t r co d s eoft r oc dur , n r, a e ai if unt iy nd nt ntona l al d o e r om hei tme.W hie a age r lm at , n e pl rwoul notbela eunde t FLSA i a e oye i l s ne a ter a m oye d i bl r he f n mpl e f l t a ur t l r po t stm e,n t sc et Pl itfshavet tfe t tt di notr po t ais o cc a ey e r hi i i hi as he an if esii d ha hey d e r al oft i tmebe aus t y we es c fc l i tuc ednott by t rs r s s Furhe , 1 her i c e he r pe ii aly nsr t o hei upe vi or . t r s ve a Pl ntfst sii d t tt y c e r l ai if e tfe ha he ompl i d t t rs pe v s , omeonei huma r our s ane o hei u r ior s n n es ce , o s e i bilng a r om one n li boutt ri o rpa Thus 1 ha notc t tPli if we enot hei mpr pe y. , TG d i e ha antfs r b i p i f ral ftetmet ywo k d.S eBai yv Ti e x o o gi, n .7 6F.d eng ad o 1 o h i he r e e l . t Ma fGe r a l c, 7 3 e l 7 7 8 3 0 ( 1hCi. 01 )( od n t a e ly rk w o s o dh v k wn o un e9 , 0 - 4 1 t r 2 5 h li g h t mp o e ne r h ul a e no f d r r pore tmewhe s r s e iil i tuc e e oye t w o k of t cock i vi a i e td i n upe vior xplcty nsr t d mpl e o r f he l n ol ton o c a yp lc ) Co s q e t I i n te tte t s mmayj d me t nt i is e f omp n oiy . n e u nl TG s o nild o u r u g n o hs su . y, I a s poi st t t si o ofPl i ifCa r i whi he sa edt thei e i ly TG l o nt o he e tm ny antf ro n ch tt ha nt ntona l di notr po ta1 ofhi tme i a atemptt bepr d e r 1 si n n t o omot d t ahi rl velofTec c a Ca r e o ghe e hni i n. ro i t o yPl ntf who t tfedt thei ento ly andvol arl di notr por al ofhi s he nl ai if esii ha nt i na l unt iy d e t 1 s tme. Cl a l l ca i e ry, TG nnotbe e c e t know a ttmewor d by aPli tf t tt Pl i if xpe t d o bou i ke a n if ha he antf wa i e inalytyi t hi fom I Se Ale 495F. a 1 1 (ttngt tkgl r i no s ntnto l r ng o de r TG. e ln, 3d t 3 9 sai ha tthee s vi a i oft FLSA whe et e o epe f olton he r he mplye ronnsunc ompe a e wor butde i r t l ns t d k lbe a ey pr nt hi orhe empl rfo l r ngofi.) Thus t t extntCa o,o a oft ot r eve s s r oye rm eani t' . ' ,o he e n' r ny he he Pl i if ,dei r t y a vol a iy u rr pore hi tm e I i e il d t s antfs lbe ael nd unt zl nde -e td s i , TG s ntte o umm a y r j d me t u g n. B. A Que ton ofFac Exit ast W hehe Ti SpentW atngf t W ar si t ss o t r me ii or he ehous t eo O pe i C om pe a e n s ns bl I s e ss mma yj dg n d ca igta tet Plitfss e t ii f rt TG e k u r u me t e lrn h th i an if p n wat o he me ng wa e et ope i t m o ni i notc r hous o n n he r ng s ompe a eunde t FLSA . W he he watng tmei ns bl r he t r ii i s c mp nsb eu d rt eFLS i d pe d n o t ep riulrfcso ac s .S imo ev S & o e al n e h A s e n e t n h a t a a t f a e kd r . w# c Co.323U. 1 1 ( 44) Suc adee naton , S. 34, 37 19 . h tnni i i vess r i a consr ton oft ag e m e t bewee t pa tc a pa tes nvol c utny nd tuci he r e n s t n he riulr ri , a as loft i pr tc c t c i oft wo ki a e m e b c ppr ia her ac ial onsnlton he r ng gr e nt y onduc , t c i ai oft nat eoft s r ie,a isr lton t t waii tme, a lof onsder ton he ur he e vc nd t ea i o he tng i and l t s r ndi cic sa e Fa t m a s he ur ou ng r um tnc s. c s y how t tt empl ewasenga d t wat ha he oye ge o i, o te wa gi)s o ta h watdt b e g g d Hi c mp n a inma c ve b t r h y y sc h w h t e ie o e n a e . s o e sto y o r oh watng a t k,oronl peror a eoft t s is f ii nd as y f m nc he a k tel. 1 l ot wor ,t q si i whe he t tm e s ntwaii i pr dom i l f t d. n her ds he ue ton s t r he i pe tng s e nanty or he e o r sbe ftorf rt empl e' be k, uc t tt e pl mpl ye ' nei o he oye s net s h ha he m oyeec us t tme f an e he i or p ro a a t te .Bid lv Ci o d de , a ama 9 0F.d8 2, 0 ( 1hCi.1 9 ) es n l ci is r wel . t fGa s n Al b , 7 2 0 8 7 1 t r 9 2 . vi y l r s et t moton, a n if r l on, TG ' c por t r pr s nt tve, e ln' n e pons o he i Pli tf s ey I S or a e e e e ai Ha beri s t tm o i whi h he satd Pl i if we eçwo ki whe t y g tt t ofi e. Thus ba e esi ny n c t e antfs r l r ng n he e o he fc ' ' , sd on t ssaeme ,Pli if es e i ly ar ue t tr ga dls ofwhe he t y wer i t hi t t nt antfs s nta l g ha e r e s t r he e n he wa eho e o waii o sde f rt wa e r us r tng ut i o he r hous t o n,heywe e wor ng.Pl ntfs howe r e o pe t r ki ai if , ve , tket ssa e e outo c t t W hen r a i c e ,ti c e rt tHae ri satd t t a hi tt m nt f on ex . e d n ontxt i s l a ha be ln t e ha Pli if sa td wor ng onc t y e er d t war hous a 7: a. . n t s r ior antfs t re ki e he nt e he e e t 00 m whe he upe v s s sare mor ng me tngs Hewa no t l ngabouttm ePl i if s ntwaii ou sdet t td ni ei . s t aki i antfs pe tng t i he wa e r hous f i t open a 7: a. .Thus t e f t i c t t tPl ntfswe ewatng t be e or t o t 00 m , hes acs ndi a e ha ai if r ii o e age whe t y a r ve a t w ar hous be or 7: a. . nott tt y w e e e age t w a t ng d n he r i d t he e e f e 00 m , ha he r ng d o i . 13 Howe r s ve aloft Pli if t tfed a t i d postonst tt i s r s si tuc e ve , e r he antfs esii t her e ii ha he r upe vior nsr t d t m t a rve a t wa e he o ri t he r hous at6:0 a. .i pl ng t tPl ntfswer a vi e ry f t e 3 m , m yi ha ai if e ni ng a l or he be ftoft re oye . Ther i no r co d e denc e a ni wh Pl i if we ei t ce ne i hei mpl r e s e r vi e xpli ng y antfs r nsnltd ta o nivea 6: Nori t r a r or e de e a t 30. s he e ny ec d vi nc bouthow I ' busne swor d t woul TG S i s ke hat d e ai whyPl ntfsne ded t a rvea t wa e xpl n ai if e o r i t he r hous a 6: Cons que l bas d o t e t 30. e nty, e n he lmie r co d be or t Cour, ge nei s ofma e i f c e ssast whehe t tm e i t d e r f e he ta nui s ue t ral a t xit o t r he i be wee whe Pl n if we e i tuc e t a veandwhe t y we ealowedt c oc i i t n n aitfs r nsr t d o ni n he r l o l k-n s c mpe s be Ac o dn y, u r u g n i d nido t sis . o n a l. c r igl s mmayj d me t s e e n hi sue C. Ti e Spe M ai ai ng C om pany V e c e i N otCom pe abl m nt nt ni hi l s s ns e 1 mai anst t tmePl ntfss ntmant ni t rc pa vehil si not TG nt i hat he i ai if pe i ai ng hei om ny ce s c ompe a eunde t FLSA a am at rofl Pli if c e t tmai ani t vehi e ns bl r he s te aw. antfs ontnd ha nt i ng he cls wa pa toft c i s r he ontnuouswor y a t ,c kda nd, hus ompe abl unde t FLSA. Howeve ,t onl ns e r he r he y de al d e de e a t ie vi nc boutve c emai e nc i Hae ri st tmony t tPl i if woul dr phil ntna e s be ln' esi ha antfs d o of t rve ceswhe t ve cesne d m ant na a us s r ve cess t Pl ntfs f hei hi l n he hi l ede i e nce nd e pa e hi l o hat ai if woul notmisa tm ei t fed.Thus t r i no evi nce ot rt n t no s cfca d s ny i n he i l ,he e s de , he ha he n-pe ii nd con us y i enog or a w e s t tPl i i f s cl or nt at y ns r , ha a ntf s penttm e w a tng f t r ve c est be i ii or hei hi l o s r i e Furhe , he c s sct d by Pl i if ,Bute v Die s USA,LLC,55F. pp. e v c d. t r t a e ie antf s lr . r ctAT Su 3d 793,808( M d. 4) Es c i v Die satUS LLC, D. 201 , penshed . r ct A, 2011W L 1 00691 *23( . 08, W D. W i. 1 , hhed, rcr tnc ssmia t t eofPl ntfs t ttmes nto s 201 ) bot l unde icumsa e i lr o hos ai if,ha i pe n ve ce ma ntna wa non- ompe a e unde t FLSA. 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