James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Bidwell A. Jones, Individually, and D/B/A B. A. Jones Casing Crew

This is an action by the Secretary of Labor under § 17 of the Fair Labor Standards Act 1 to enjoin the defendant employer from violating the Act’s overtime and record keeping provisions with respect to his oil field employees and to restrain the withholding of funds due the employees in unpaid overtime compensation. The District Court enjoined the defendant from further violations, and defendant concedes the power of the court to enter that order and does not attack its correctness.

However, the District Court also held that, although the employer had erroneously calculated overtime, the…