FLSA's Agriculture Exemption Precluded Plaintiff from Receiving Overtime Pay
In this
case, a service truck driver sued his employer, an
agricultural cooperative association, and related
entities, alleging failure to pay for overtime in
violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The
United States District Court granted summary judgment
for the defendants. On appeal, the 11th
Circuit affirmed, holding that:
1. The employee was engaged in secondary
agriculture and thus within the agricultural
exemption from FLSA's overtime-pay rules; and
2. The association's status as a cooperative
association did not preclude its being a
“farmer” within the meaning of the agricultural
exemption.
Sariol v.
Florida Crystals
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