Legal Opinion
Cristina Cruz v. Nilda Maypa
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2014No. 13-2363PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
Cristina Fernandez Cruz appeals the dismissal of her claims against defendantsappellees Nilda J. Maypa, Michelle Barba (“Mrs. Barba”), and Ferdinand Barba (“Mr. Barba”) under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (“TVPA”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1589, 1590, 1595 (2012), the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 206, 216 (2012), and Virginia contract law. Cruz alleges that she was forced to work for the defendants for wages well below the minimum from 2002 until her escape in 2008. The district court dismissed all of her claims as time-barred. We affirm…
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