Saturday, August 25th, 2007
9th Cir: Expert Opinion re OT Exemption
The feds prosecuted Patricia Paul for stealing funds that she claimed were due her for unpaid overtime compensation. She asserted that she was improperly classified as exempt. When she called an expert on the exemption issue, the trial judge excluded the evidence. The 9th Circuit, in an unpublished opinon, held:
The district court did not abuse its discretion […]
