Williams v. Strickland

OPINION AND ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

LEGGE, District Judge.

I

This action is brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. Plaintiff alleges that he was an “employee” within the meaning of the FLSA during his tenure with the defendant Salvation Army, and that defendant did not pay him the minimum wage mandated by the FLSA. Defendant contends that plaintiff was not an “employee” of defendant under the FLSA, but was a beneficiary of its rehabilitation services.

Defendant and plaintiff cross-moved for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal…