A groundsman for a tree removal business’s motion for partial summary judgment on his Fair Labor Standards Act claims for unpaid overtime against Chesapeake Outdoor Services, LLC and Chesapeake Tree & Outside Services, LLC is denied in part, a federal district court ruled, where factual questions exist regarding whether he worked in the first hour of the morning, as well the length of his lunch breaks, or if his idle time periods reduced his total hours so as to preclude his entitlement to overtime pay.
