James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Mitchell Truck Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
We deal here with the problem of the sufficiency of proof of damages for underpayment of minimum wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-219. The District Court, being of the strong view that fixing some dollar amount would involve speculation, dismissed the actions altogether despite the convincing showing that some work was regularly done without compensation as required by the Act. We diságree and reverse. In doing so we must also consider the question whether prosecution of these suits by the Secretary of Labor for the eight…
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