FI LED U. S . COURT OF AP PE ALS E L E V E N T H C IR C U IT Se pt e m be r 3, 2008 T HOM AS K. KAHN CL E RK

Honora ble J . Owen F orre ster, United States District Judge f or the Nor

thern District of * Georg ia, sitting by

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________________________ D. C . Do c k e tNo . 0 6 - 2 2 7 3 8 - C V- F AM J A S O N A . P E L L O N , D A N N Y B A L L A D A R E S , e t a l., P la in tif f s - A p p e lla n ts , v ersu s B U S I N E S S R E P R E S E N T A T I O N I N T E RN A T I O N A L , I N C ., J O S E P H C . L O R E N Z O , D e f e n d a n ts - A p p e lle e s .

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r om the di s tr i c tc ou rt ’ s en try of s um m a ryj udgm e nti n f a vorof th eir e m p lo ye r, B u sin es s R ep re se n tati o n In tern atio n a l, I n c . (“B R I” ), an dB R I’s s ol e ow ne r , J os e ph C . L or e nz o ( t oge the r , “ the de f e nda nt s ” ) . T h e s ky c aps a l l e ge tha tthe de f

e nda nt s vi ol a t e d c e rt a i n m i ni m um w a ge r e qui r e m e nt s o f th e F a i rL abor S t a nda r ds A c t( “ F L S A ” ) , 29 U . S . C . § 201 e ts e q. O n appe a l , th ey co n t e nd tha tthe di stri ctcourterre d i n rej ec t i ng theircl ai m s that : (1) B R I f ai l ed t o g i ve them a de qua t e not i c e of

i t s i nt e nt i on t o u se th ei rt i ps t ow a r ds i t s m i ni m um w a ge obl i ga t i ons unde rthe F L S A ; ( 2) B R I r e qui r e d the m t o pe r fo rm “ non- t i ppe d” t a s ks be y ond the i ror di na ryj ob r e s pons i bi l i t i e s w i thoutappr opr i a t e c om pe ns a t i on; a nd ( 3 ) af e e th e yw e r e r e q u ir e dto c o lle c t f r o m c u s to m e r s c o n s titu te dim p e r m i s s ib le tip - s h a r in g w ith in th e m e a n in g o f th e F L S A . W e r e v ie w ad is tr ic t c o u rt ’ s g r a n t o f s u m m a ryju d g m e n t d e n o v o . S e e , e .g ., N a tu r a l A n s w e r s , I n c . v . S m ith K lin e B e e c h a m C o rp ., 5 2 9 F .3 d1 3 2 5 , 1 3 2 9 ( 1 1 th C i r. 20 08 ). S um m ary j u d g m enti s app ropri at e w here “ there i s no g enui ne i ss ue as to a n y m at eri al factan d. . . th e m o v an ti s en t i t l ed t o j u d g m en tas a m att er o f l aw .” F e d . R . C iv . P . 5 6 ( c ) . O n s u m m a ryju d g m e n t, w e “ v i e w th e e v id e n c e a n d a ll factu al i n feren ces th erefro m i n th e li g h tm o stfav o rab l e t o th e n o n -m o v i n g p arty, a n dr e s o lv e a ll r e a s o n ab le d o u b ts ab o u t th e f a c ts i n f a v o ro f th e n o n - m o v a n t.”3

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M ia m i, 3 8 2 F .3 d1 2 2 0 , 1 2 2 6 ( 1 1 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . A ft er th o ro u g h rev i ew o f th e reco rd an d c a r e fu l co n si d erat i o n o f th e p art i es’ b r ie f s a n do r a l a r g u m e n t, w e a f f irm o n th e b a s is o f th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s w e llr e a s one d o r de ri s s ue d on D e c e m be r17, 2007. S e e P e l l on v. B us . R e pr e s e nt a t i on Int ’ l , Inc. , 52 8 F . S up p. 2d 13 06 (S . D . F l a. 20 07 ). AF F I RME D.