Missouri Law Firm Must Face Paralegal’s Overtime Pay Allegations

A Missouri law firm must face a former paralegal’s allegations that it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by not paying her overtime for the hours she worked through her lunch break, a federal district court said.

Rutter & Sleeth Law Offices moved for summary judgment on Angel Garrett’s claim, saying she wasn’t covered by the FLSA because she wasn’t involved in any interstate transactions.

Garrett provided a record she kept while working at the firm showing her activities for the year-and-a-half she was there, and claimed she was due 342 hours of overtime.

Garrett also said the firm had ...