Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Jones Restaurants, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided September 14, 1999No. Civ.A. 99-T-130-NPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Robbie Sue Thomas filed this lawsuit against defendant Jones Restaurants, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as JRI), d/b/a Sonic of Clanton, charging it with failing to pay her overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-219 (commonly known as the FLSA), and with constructively dis charging her in violation of the common law of the State of Alabama. The court has subject-matter jurisdiction over Thomas’s federal claim under 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1331 (federal question) and 1337(a) (interstate commerce regulation)…
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