Urnikis-Negro v. American Family Property Services
616 F.3d 665 | Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 2010
Holding Summary
The fluctuating workweek method may be applied to calculate overtime damages in FLSA misclassification cases where there was a clear mutual understanding that the employee's fixed salary covered all hours worked, not just 40 hours per week.
It was appropriate for the district court to apply the FWW method in this case.
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