Legal Opinion
Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Plaintiff v. Abbott Farms, Inc. A Corporation, and Ralph H. Abbott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1977No. 76-4512PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
This case is an enforcement action by the Secretary of Labor who sues to enjoin violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and to recover unpaid minimum wage and overtime compensation due employees of the defendant, Abbott Farms, Inc. The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the employees in question come within the agricultural exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 29 U.S.C. § 203(f). The district court found the exemption applicable. Concluding that intervening decisions of the Supreme Court and of this circuit dictate a contrary result, we…
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