BROOKS v. VILLAGE OF RIDGEFIELD PARK

No. 98-6357.

185 F.3d 130 (1999)

Albert J. BROOKS, and others similarly situated v. VILLAGE OF RIDGEFIELD PARK, New Jersey; Ridgefield Park Police Department, Village of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Garland (Argued), Linda B. Katz, Sills, Cummis, Radin Tischman, Epstein & Gross, Newark, NJ, for the Appellant.

Alan S. Kaufman (Argued), Chamberlain & Kaufman, Albany, NJ, for Appellees.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, RENDELL and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

The primary issue raised on this appeal is an unusual question of statutory interpretation: does a municipality violate the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. ("the Act" or "FLSA") when it complies with its employees' request that their overtime compensation be accumulated and payment deferred for as much as six weeks after their regular pay. The plaintiff, Albert J. Brooks, a K-9 police...

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