Legal Opinion
Davis Brothers, Incorporated, a Georgia Corporation v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 2, 1983No. 81-7775PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In meeting the requirements of the minimum wage prescribed by the Fair Labor Standards Act, the appellant restaurant and motel chain claims credit for meals furnished to its employees. Since the employees must take the meals, and are given no option to take cash, the Secretary of Labor disallowed the credit. The district court by declaratory judgment upheld the Secretary. We reverse on the ground that the Secretary has read into the statute a voluntary-choice-by-employee provision that Congress did not require.
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guarantees employees…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Muscoda Local No. 123Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Brennan v. HeardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Veterans Cleaning Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Francisco Soler v. G. & U., Inc., and Secretary, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Henry T. Patterson Trust, by Its Trustee, the Reeves Banking & Trust Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Consolidated Rail Corp. v. SmithDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1987
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