Salinas v. Rodriguez

This case requires the Court to decide whether, under the Fair Labors Standard Act (FLSA) 1 and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA), 2 worker-days of labor used by one joint employer should be imputed to another joint employer for purposes of imposing liability despite the small-business exemption. We hold that imputation would be contrary to the language of the statute and therefore affirm the judgment for the Defendants. We vacate and remand on the question of attorneys’ fees and costs, however.

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No facts are disputed before this Court. The Plaintiffs are…