HAUSER v. RHODE ISLAND DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

C.A. No. 08-428 S.

640 F.Supp.2d 143 (2009)

Stephen HAUSER, John Santagata, Norman Vermette, John Prior, and Anthony Lucca, Plaintiffs, v. State of RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

August 4, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carly B. Iafrate, Esq., Providence, RI, Gerard P. Cobleigh, Esq., Cobleigh & Giacobbe, Warwick, RI, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.

Thomas A. Palombo, Rhode Island Attorney General's Office, Providence, RI, Attorneys for Defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.

This dispute arises from an allegation that the State of Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) fails to adequately compensate five officers who care for police dogs. The State moves to dismiss Plaintiffs' two claims: violation of the Rhode Island Minimum Wage Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-12-1 et seq.; and violation of the Fair Labor Standards...

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