Legal Opinion
Reed v. Murphey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1948No. 12173PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by 121 named plaintiffs and two interveners against M. T. Reed and - others, a copartnership doing business as M. T. Reed Construction Company, to recover overtime, liquidated damages, and attorneys’ fees alleged to be due under Section 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 52 Stat. 1069, 29 U.S.C.Á. § 216(b).
The contest stems from work performed by plaintiffs for defendants during the war when defendants were engaged, under two cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts with the United States Government, in the original construction, and subsequent…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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