Brennan v. Freeman

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DEVITT, Chief Judge.

The issue here, shaped by cross motions for summary judgment, is whether employees of a local liquor store which purchases its supplies intrastate, after movement in interstate commerce, are governed by the overtime and record keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. We conclude, based on a reading of the law in the light of its legislative history, the practical construction of the statutes, and decided cases on the issue, that the employees are covered by the law.

Plaintiff sues to enjoin defendants from violating the overtime and record…