Legal Opinion
Raul Lara Martinez v. Food City, Inc., D/B/A Foodland
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1981No. 80-2008PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Raul Lara Martinez, Jose Luis de Leon and Elíseo Farias Martinez, all former employees of Appellant Food City, Inc., brought this action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. (1976) (“FLSA”), to recover unpaid overtime wages. After trial, the jury found the Appellant liable for uncompensated overtime hours and awarded damages to each of the three plaintiffs. The trial court then awarded an additional, equal amount as liquidated damages, and attorney’s fees, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 216 (1976). Appellant raises three issues on this appeal: (1)…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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