Maria Vega, Eva Trevino, on Behalf of Herself and as Next Friend of Pedro Trevino v. John W. Gasper

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant, John W. Gasper (Gasper), appeals the district court’s judgment following a bench trial in favor of plaintiffs-appellees, seasonal farm workers, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 US.C. § 201 et seq. (FLSA), and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq. (AWPA). 1

The district court awarded nine plaintiffs recovery under the FLSA at minimum wage rates for their time spent traveling to and from the farm where they worked, and for their time waiting at the farm before and after working, for none of which…