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AHERN v. COUNTY OF NASSAU

No. 895, Docket 96-7742.

118 F.3d 118 (1997)

Lawrence AHERN; Richard Anderson; Anthony Antonucci; Richard Baribault; Robert E. Bishop; John W. Carlsen; John L. Costello; Cliff Daley; George L. Davis, III; Harry E. Ellis; Herbert R. Faust; Monty H. Gerbush; James F. Garside; Nicholas J. Holden; Andrew M. Kenny; Daniel S. Lishansky; John F. McCarthy; Kennedy McGoff; Robert W. McGuigan; Frank E. Matzen; Michael Miglino; George T. Morrish; Richard L. Rubin; Gary W. Ruff; Charles P. Stein; Arthur F. Thompson; Paul A. Tully; Anthony Vessa; Kenneth J. Carey; William R. Dimmler; William F. Gutersloh; Walter H. Hass; Stephen J. McDonald; John A. Sharp; Thomas M. Skelly; Gordon F. Stevens; Palmer G. Tagle; Joan P. Yale, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The COUNTY OF NASSAU, Thomas S. Gulotta, as County Executive of the County of Nassau, Police Department of the County of Nassau; Donald F. Kane, Commissioner of the Police of the County of Nassau, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Greenberg (Robert J. Burzichelli, Theodore C. Richman), Solomon Richman Greenberg P.C., Lake Success, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Michael T. Hopkins (Tracy Prevost Lebowitz), Hopkins, Kopilow & Weil, Garden City, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JACOBS, CALABRESI, and LAY, Circuit Judges.

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

The plaintiffs are high-ranking police officers who brought this class action against their employer, the County of Nassau Police Department ("Department"), alleging a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. The FLSA generally requires employers to provide overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of a prescribed work week. 29 U.S.C. § 207. On appeal...

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