Smith v. Batchelor

RUSSON, Justice:

Stephen R. Smith, Jr., brought this action against his former employers, Dorothy K. Batchelor, Larry Peterman, and Janae Kingston, doing business as Movie Buffs, pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19 (“FLSA”), and the Utah Payment of Wages Act, Utah Code Ann. §§ 34-28-1 to -19 (“UPWA”), on the basis of Movie Buffs’ failure to pay back wages and overtime compensation. This case is on appeal for the third time.

We previously affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Smith on his UPWA claims. Smith v. Batchelor, 832 P.2d 467 (Utah…