Legal Opinion
Castellanos-Contreras v. Decatur Hotels, L.L.C.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided May 16, 2007No. Civil Action 06-4340PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & REASONS
FALLON, District Judge.
Before the Court are the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and/or for Summary Judgment (Rec.Doc.51) and the Plaintiffs’ Cross Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Rec.Doc.71). The motions present what appears to be an issue of first impression in the federal courts, namely whether the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et. seq., apply to non-immigrant alien laborers that temporarily enter the United States on “H-2B” visas. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b). The Court heard oral argument and took these motions under…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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