RUFFIN v. MOTORCITY CASINO

No. 14-1444.

775 F.3d 807 (2015)

Angelia RUFFIN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MOTORCITY CASINO, d/b/a Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Christopher P. Desmond , Johnson Law, PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. Eric J. Pelton , Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton, P.L.C., Birmingham, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Christopher P. Desmond , Johnson Law, PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants. Eric J. Pelton , Thomas G. Kienbaum , Thomas J. Davis , Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton, P.L.C., Birmingham, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: COLE, Chief Judge; GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge; CARR, District Judge.


OPINION

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq., an employee's meal period is compensable if the employee spends that time predominantly for her employer's benefit. Hill v. United States, 751 F.2d 810, 814 (6th Cir.1984). The question...

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