Legal Opinion
Donald Blackmon and Richard Glen Deyoung v. Brookshire Grocery Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1988No. 86-2904PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Donald Blackmon and Richard Glen DeY-oung, meat market managers in stores owned by Brookshire Grocery Company, invoked the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219, against their employer, seeking overtime wages. Following a bench trial, the district court found Blackmon and DeYoung to be non-exempt employees entitled to overtime wages for all hours worked over 40 in any workweek. The court further found Brookshire to be in good faith and denied liquidated damages. Back wages were allowed for a three-year period and attorney’s fees were awarded.…
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