DADE COUNTY, FLA. v. ALVAREZ

No. 96-4470.

124 F.3d 1380 (1997)

DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, A Political Subdivision, Petitioners-Appellants, Florida Sheriff's Association, Amicus Curiae, v. Jose ALVAREZ, Andrew Benjamin, Ted Bradley, Peter Caroddo, Paul Chahal, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ginsburg, Carol A. Anderson, Thomas A. T. Ronzetti, Lee Kraftchick, Miami, FL, for Petitioners-Appellants.

Phillip P. Quaschnick, Powers, Quaschnick, Tischler & Evans, Tallahassee, FL, for Amicus Curiae.

Joseph H. Kaplan, Kaplan & Bloom, PA, Coral Gables, FL, Robert W. Turken, Richard B. Simring, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Miami, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge, and KRAVITCH and WOOD, Senior Circuit Judges.


KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge:

Several current and former members of the Metro-Dade Police Department's Special Response Team ("SRT") brought this action against Dade County (the "County") under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. ("FLSA" or the "Act"), to recover overtime pay for off-duty hours spent performing physical fitness training. After a jury verdict in their favor, the district court...

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