Bid to Include Similarly Situated Coaches in FLSA Claim Falls Short

A federal judge has denied the request of a group of high school coaches and other employees, who sought to include similarly situated coaches in a claim based on the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court reasoned that the other coaches weren’t comparable because each district paid them a stipend on a subjective basis.   The FLSA, among other things, entitles public employees to receive overtime payments where appropriate. This has traditionally been a controversial area when it comes to e