United States Sixth Circuit

In a the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) action seeking unpaid overtime wages, summary judgment for Plaintiffs is affirmed in part, where Defendant made improper deductions from Plaintiffs' wages under 29 C.F.R. section 541.603, but reversed in part, where Defendant's pre-August 2004 compensation plan did not create a substantial likelihood of deductions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/19/2009
• Published 05/19/2009

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  COLE and COOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Nicole T. Fiorelli, Patrick J. Perotti, Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., Painesville, Ohio, for Appellants.  Douglas R. Christensen, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Nicole T. Fiorelli, Patrick J. Perotti, Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., Painesville, Ohio, for Appellants.  Douglas R. Christensen, Marilyn J. Clark, Zeb-Michael Curtin, Michael J. Wahoske, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Appellee.