CALVAO v. TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM

No. 09-1648.

599 F.3d 10 (2010)

Duarte CALVAO, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TOWN OF FRAMINGHAM, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack J. Canzoneri with whom Mark A. Hickernell, Alan J. McDonald, and McDonald Lamond & Canzoneri were on brief for the appellants.

Christopher J. Petrini with whom Peter L. Mello and Petrini & Associates, P.C. were on brief for the appellee.

John Foskett and Deutsch Williams Brooks Derensis & Holland, P.C. were on brief for amici curiae City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association, Massachusetts Municipal Association, and Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, Inc., in support of the appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

This case under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") raises an issue about whether a city or town must give notice to its public safety officers as a matter of federal law before the municipality takes advantage of a special statutory exemption for these officers from usual overtime requirements, 29 U.S.C. § 207(k). We hold no such notice is required.

Plaintiffs are police officers of the Town of Framingham who brought a putative...

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