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HARKINS v. RIVERBOAT SERVICES, INC.

No. 03-3624.

385 F.3d 1099 (2004)

John H. HARKINS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RIVERBOAT SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 6, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest T. Rossiello (argued), Rossiello & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Julia D. Mannix (argued), Davis, Mannix & McGrath, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs in this suit for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act are 21 former employees of the defendant, which employed them on a gambling boat; 14 of the 21 also claim that they were fired in retaliation for making overtime claims, which likewise is forbidden by the Act.

The boat's home port is East Chicago, Indiana, on Lake Michigan. Like a number of other states, Indiana permits gambling only on "riverboats." Ind...

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