Barker v. United States

This is a test suit to determine the legal rights of 250 policemen of The Panama Canal to overtime compensation, night pay differential compensation, and compensation for holiday work. The plaintiff first named in the petition, Lewis W. Barker, is the only plaintiff as to whom the exact facts concerning his periods of employment, and the amount of his overtime, night, and holiday work have been found. This opinion will discuss the case as if the plaintiff Barker were the sole plaintiff.

Overtime Compensation Under the Joint Resolution of December 191$

The plaintiff has been a Panama Canal…