United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit for overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where the plaintiffs' duties as claims adjusters directly related to defendant's business operations and reflected a sufficient degree of discretion and independent judgment to qualify for the FLSA-s administrative exemption.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/05/2007
• Decided 01/04/2008
• Published 01/04/2008

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas F. Crosby, Winters, Brewster, Crosby & Schafer, Dale J. Aschemann (argued), Aschemann Keller, Marion, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roger K. Heidenreich (argued), Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Julie L. Waters, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, St. Louis, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.