United States Ninth Circuit

Doctors of veterinary medicine are within the practice of medicine exception to the salary basis requirement of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and therefore, are exempt from overtime requirements.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/02/2004
• Decided 12/07/2004
• Published 12/07/2004

Judges

• RYMER, Circuit Judge., Before CANBY, RYMER, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel L. Baxter, Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP, Sacramento, CA, for amicus curiae California Veterinary Medical Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eileen P. Kennedy, Berliner Cohen, San Jose, CA, for defendant/appellant/cross-appellee United Emergency Animal Clinic, Inc., John McBride, Wylie, McBride, Jesinger, Platten & Renner, San Jose, CA, for plaintiff/appellant/cross-appellee Lisa Clark., Gregg L. Kays, Norland & Kays, San Jose, CA, for plaintiff/cross-appellant/appellee Margaret Saiki.