Legal Opinion

H. W. Ariens v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 29, 1967No. 17205_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COMBS, Circuit Judge.

The question is whether plaintiffs-appellants, employees of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., 1 for sleeping time which they were required to spend on the employer’s premises in the course of their employment.

The defendant contends that it comes within a saving clause of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 259, which relieves an employer from liability for overtime compensation when it is shown that failure to pay for overtime was “in good faith in conformity with and in reliance on” a written…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Williams v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. General Electric Co. v. Porter. Porter v. General Electric CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
  3. Bowers v. Remington Rand, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
  4. Rokey v. Day & Zimmermann, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
  5. Bridgeman v. Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1947

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Beebe v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
  2. Randolph Johnson, Jr. v. City of Columbia, South Carolina, Randolph Johnson, Jr. v. The City of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
  3. Monzon v. Schaefer Ambulance Service, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1990
  4. Charlene Brigham, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James Brigham Carl Hall Gary Millsap Donald E. Reed v. Eugene Water & Electric BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  5. Alvin S. Bodie v. The City of Columbia, South Carolina, Secretary of Labor, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991

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