United States Sixth Circuit

In a wage dispute between technical writers and a nuclear power plant operator, summary judgment in favor of the technical writers is reversed and a liquidated damages award vacated, as the writers are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime regulations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/18/2007
• Published 07/18/2007

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS and COOK, Circuit Judges;  and O'MALLEY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Joseph J. Vogan, Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.  Stephen D. Turner, Clark Hill, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Joseph J. Vogan, Peter A. Smit, Elizabeth Wells Skaggs, Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant.  Stephen D. Turner, Gregory N. Longworth, Clark Hill, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellees.