Cases upholding the exempt status of dispatchers pursuant to the administrative exemption of the FLSA generally have focused on whether the position requires the performance of decision-making duties and analysis “beyond mere communication and tracking of vehicles.” A new decision builds on that analysis. Wade v. Werner Trucking Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35653
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Eleventh Circuit Finds Crane Dispatcher To Be Exempt Administrative Employee
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Exemptions
In light of other case law, a recent pro-employer decision from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, holding that a salaried dispatcher for a crane rental company qualified as an exempt administrative employee, adds credence to a question often asked by legal and human resources professionals: is the administrative exemption in the eye of the…