Tidewater Optical Co. v. Wittkamp

This is an action at law brought by L. A. Wittkamp against his former employer, Tidewater Optical Company, Inc., under section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Act of June 25, 1938, c. 676, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U. S. C. A., secs. 201, et seq.), for “unpaid overtime compensation,” “liquidated damages,” and a “reasonable attorney’s fee”. The relevant provisions of the Act, which became effective on October 24, 1938, are found in the margin.1

*549The action originated in a warrant before the civil justice of the city of Norfolk where' there was a judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant…