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191414P.pdf 08/17/2020 Jacob Riegelsberger v. Air Evac EMS, Inc.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 19-1414
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis
[PUBLISHED] [Stras, Author, with Benton and Grasz, Circuit Judges]
Civil Case - Fair Labor Standards Act. Riegelsberger, a flight paramedic
with Air Evac, sued for overtime pay, claiming Air Evac's policy to pay
overtime only for work over 84 hours in a two-week pay period violated the
FLSA. Air Evac is not equitably estopped from asserting the position is
exempt in light of it's earlier statements that the position was
non-exempt, because reliance on the letter was unreasonable and
Riegelsberger did not exercise reasonable diligence in investigating the
inconsistencies. Because the air-carrier exemption applies because Air
Evac is a common carrier, the district court's grant of summary judgment
to Air Evac is affirmed.