Legal Opinion

Herman v. Continental Grain Co.

District Court, M.D. Alabama

Decided January 18, 2000No. Civ.A. 99-A-616-NPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALBRITTON, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This cause is before the court on a Motion to Dismiss (Doc. # 15) filed by the Defendant, Continental Grain Company (“Continental”). The Secretary of the Department of Labor, Alexis M. Herman, (the “Secretary”) filed this action on June 16, 1999, alleging that Continental violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA” or the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., by failing to pay its “live haul crews” overtime wages.

While this case was before Magistrate Judge Walker, Continental requested a temporary stay pending resolution of its…

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