KENDALL v. CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, VA.

Nos. 98-1301, 98-1361.

174 F.3d 437 (1999)

Susan KENDALL; Barry Bailey; Keith Bailey; Linda Barnes; Joe Barnes; Andy Bridges; Eric Brown; George Bryan; Tammy Buchanan; Gary Burke; Kathleen Clark; John Coleman; Lake Critzer; Robin Dennis; Dominador Fermil; John Fusco; Paul Gorski; Thomas Green; Stan Glaser; Joseph Hoefling; Doug Markley; Pam Martin; Dennis McGee; Mary Morton; Larry Myers; Michelle Osborn; Robert Pugh; Kimberly Rabeau; Richard Ramsey; Todd Renigar; David Rose; Anthony Stewart; Charles Walker; Nancy Walley; Brenda Watt; Gilbert Williams, and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, Defendant-Appellee. Susan Kendall; Barry Bailey; Keith Bailey; Linda Barnes; Joe Barnes; Andy Bridges; Eric Brown; George Bryan; Tammy Buchanan; Gary Burke; Kathleen Clark; John Coleman; Lake Critzer; Robin Dennis; Dominador Fermil; John Fusco; Paul Gorski; Thomas Green; Stan Glaser; Joseph Hoefling; David Hildman; William Johnson; Terry King; Kevin Laughlin; David Long; Doug Markley; Pam Martin; Dennis McGee; Mary Morton; Larry Myers; Michelle Osborn; Robert Pugh; Kimberly Rabeau; Richard Ramsey; Todd Renigar; David Rose; Anthony Stewart; Charles Walker; Nancy Walley; Brenda Watt; Gilbert Williams, and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. City of Chesapeake, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Andrew Michael Sacks, Sacks & Sacks, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellants. Thomas Jeffrey Salb, Breeden, McMillan & Green, P.L.C., Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: David M. Peters, Breeden, McMillan & Green, P.L.C., Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.

Before WILKINS, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

The question raised in this case, which appears to be one of first impression, is whether plaintiffs can use 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West Supp.1998) to enforce their rights to overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-62 (1998). We hold that the elaborate remedial scheme provided in the FLSA demonstrates a congressional intent to prohibit § 1983 actions to...

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