Legal Opinion
Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor v. Petroleum Treaters, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1989No. 88-3445PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
The Department of Labor appeals the dismissal of its case against Petroleum Treaters, Inc., which sought to enjoin Treaters from violating the provisions of § 7 and § 15(a)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq., and to recover withheld overtime compensation that was due Treaters’ employees under the FLSA. The district court dismissed the case, finding that Treaters’ employees are exempt from the Act because they are “seamen” under § 13(b)(6). We reverse this finding and remand for the calculation of overtime…
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