Williams v. United Mine Workers of America

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing..

The question presented by this appeal is whether a labor union may be an employer and, as such, subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

The appellant, Sherman Williams, was a member of United Mine Workers Union No. 3892 at Yerda, Kentucky, and he brought this action against the union and its officers to recover $1,422.46 for overtime and liquidated damages, $516 for expenses and time lost, and, in addition, a reasonable attorney’s fee. The defendants, without entering their appearance for any other purpose, filed three…