Legal Opinion
Watkins v. Hudson Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 5, 1945No. 8651PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is a civil action based on the “Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938”,1 to recover unpaid overtime wages claimed under § 7 (a)2 and liquidated damages, reasonable attorney’s fee and court costs claimed under § 16(b).3 Defendant is the owner and operator of certain coal mines in Pennsylvania in and around which plaintiffs are employed. That these employees are within the Act is not disputed.
Thirty-eight employees filed complaint seeking recovery as indicated. Defendant coal company in answer to the complaint made application for stay of suit until arbitration had been…
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