Legal Opinion
Wirtz v. Keystone Readers Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1969No. 26556PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
A man engaged in the stream of peddling magazine subscriptions seeks absolution for his failure to observe the requirements of federal wage and hour legislation. We deny absolution.
This action was brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq., to enjoin Gary Waechter, an individual doing business as the Ben Franklin Reading Club, from violating the minimum wage, overtime, record keeping, and child labor provisions of the Act. There is no dispute that Waechter’s personnel are “employees” within the meaning of the Act, or that Waechter’s business…
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- Mitchell v. Kentucky Finance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
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