Legal Opinion
Soler v. G & U, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 24, 1991No. Nos. 78 Civ. 6252(CHT), 78 Civ. 6257(CHT)—78 Civ. 6261(CHT), 80 Civ. 3506(CHT) and 83 Civ. 9122(CHT)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, approximately 100 migrant farmworkers (“migrant workers” or “workers”), instituted this consolidated action under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (1988) (“FLSA”), against defendants, six farm owners in Orange County, New York (“owners”).1 The workers seek to recover “rent” deducted from their wages by the owners for the on-site housing which the owners provided during the 1978-83 growing seasons. The workers argue that in deducting the “rent” from their wages, the owners violated the minimum wage provisions of…
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- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Southeastern Community College v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Soler v. G & U, INC.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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