BLACK v. SETTLEPOU, P.C.

No. 12-10972.

732 F.3d 492 (2013)

Betty BLACK, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SETTLEPOU, P.C., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 11, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Halcut Gillespie , James Dennis Sanford, Esq. , Gillespie, Rozen & Watsky, P.C., for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Susanna Elaine Johnson , Bourland & Kirkman, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, Keith A. Clouse , Clouse Dunn, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:

Betty Black is a former employee of SettlePou, and after a jury found that SettlePou had misclassified Black as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Black became eligible for an award of unpaid overtime wages. In computing the overtime payment award, the district court applied the "Fluctuating Workweek" (FWW) method of calculating overtime by multiplying the number of overtime...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases