Morales v. 22nd District Agricultural Association, Court of Appeal, 4th District, Case No. D067247, July 13, 2016.
Jul 13, 2016OUTCOME: The Court of Appeal affirmed the jury's verdict that the employees were exempt from the FLSA's overtime requirements.
Jury verdict in favor of defendant employer 22nd District Agricultural Association (public entity) found that employees were exempt from overtime on the basis of the recreational and amusement exemptio ... n under the FLSA overtime requirements. Before trial, the DAA filed a motion to dismiss the employees' state-law overtime claim on the grounds that California's overtime laws do not apply to public entities like the DAA. The employees challenged the dismissal of this claim on appeal. Because it was undisputed that the DAA is a state entity expressly formed for the purpose of providing fairs, expositions, and exhibitions, the court concluded that public employees in the amusement and recreation industry are exempt from state overtime requirements.
