Brennan v. Braswell Motor Freight Lines, Inc.

OPINION

WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, Jr., Chief Judge.

On July 26, 1972, the Secretary of Labor filed suit against the defendant herein, Braswell Motor Freight Lines, Inc. (Braswell), alleging violations of sections 6(d)(1) and 15(a)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended. 1 2 Specifically, the Secretary claimed that Braswell failed to pay certain of its female employees at a rate equal to that of male employees performing the same or similar services for Braswell.

This case was tried on October 19, 1972, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas…