Legal Opinion

Victor Lopez v. Corporacion Azucarera De Puerto Rico

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 29, 1991No. 90-1478PublishedCited by 244 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Appellants brought an action against Corporación Azucarera de Puerto Rico (“Azucarera”), a cane sugar producer, to recover overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. Appellants ask us to vacate the district court judgment dismissing their action. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings.

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DISCUSSION

A. Appellate Jurisdiction

The muddled procedural posture of the case requires us to address certain jurisdictional considerations at the outset. See, e.g., Mansfield, Coldwater, & Lake Michigan R. Co. v.…

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