Billeaudeau v. Temple Associates, Inc.

WRIGHT, District Judge.

Appellants, plaintiffs below, appealed from a summary judgment denying their claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq., for minimum wages and overtime pay. The actions arose from work performed in connection with the construction of two low-rent housing projects pursuant to a contract entered into between appellee and the Housing Authority of the town of Ville Platte, Louisiana. The question presented is whether the appellants, who were watchmen on the job site, are covered by the Act.

Appellants allege they were paid only $35 for a…