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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A08-1993

Court of Appeals Sarah Erdman, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Appellant, vs. Life Time Fitness, Inc., Respondent. ________________________

Anderson, Paul H., J. Took no part, Stras, J.

Filed: September 9, 2010 Office of Appellate Courts

Nicole T. Fiorelli, Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A., Painesville, Ohio; and Steven E. Ness, Business Law Center, P.L.C., Bloomington, Minnesota, for appellant. Douglas R. Christensen, Michael J. Wahoske, Zeb-Michael Curtin, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent. ________________________ SYLLABUS Employees who were contractually entitled to a consistent weekly wage not dependent on hours worked were guaranteed a predetermined weekly wage, and therefore were paid a salary for purposes of the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act. Employer did not violate the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay employees overtime because employees were exempt employees for purposes of the Act. Affirmed. 1

OPINION ANDERSON, Paul H., Justice. Sarah Erdman worked for Life Time Fitness, Inc., from June 1, 2005 until January 31, 2006. Life Time classified Erdman as a salaried employee exempt from the overtime requirements of the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act (MFLSA). See Minn. Stat.

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