Legal Opinion
Alex Vaughn and George Rivers v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 30, 2002No. 01-3049PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
George Rivers and Alex Vaughn brought this lawsuit against Watkins Motor Lines, Inc., their former employer, alleging that Watkins (1) violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by refusing to pay them overtime wages, and (2) discriminated against them on the basis of their race by terminating their employment. Watkins, a corporation that transports freight throughout the United States, filed a motion for summary judgment on both claims. It argued that the Motor Carriers Act (MCA) exempted Rivers and Vaughn from the FLSA’s overtime-wage requirements because they…
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