Legal Opinion
Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Tiller Helicopter Services, Inc. And William J. Tiller, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1993No. 92,7368PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIM LAKE, District Judge:
The Secretary of Labor appeals the rulings of the district court following a bench trial (1) that certain work of employees of Tiller Helicopter Services, Inc., was exempt agricultural work under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), (2) that the Secretary’s failure to pursue trial by jury precluded the court from awarding liquidated damages, and (3) that Appellees’ violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act were not willful. We AFFIRM.
I. Background
William J. Tiller, Sr., owns and manages several thousand acres of non-contiguous farm and ranch land in south Texas. He…
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