Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Post
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 14, 1944No. 125PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK, Circuit Judge.
1. We think there can be no valid release of the right to the payment of the back minimum and overtime wages. O’Neil v. Brooklyn Savings Bank, 293 N. Y. 666, 56 N.E.2d 259; Fleming v. Warshawsky & Co., 7 Cir., 123 F.2d 622, 626; we do not agree with Guess v. Montague, 4 Cir., 140 F.2d 500. And Congress and the courts have considered the claim for back wages and liquidated damages as a single right. See 83 Cong.Rec. 9255 (1938) (conference agreement); Rigopoulos v. Kervan, 2 Cir., 140 F.2d 506, 151 A.L.R. 1126. It would seem clear, therefore, that the same principle…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Johnson v. Morley Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- Guess v. MontagueCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Walton v. Southern Package Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Rigopoulos v. KervanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Fleming v. Warshawsky & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'NeilSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- D. A. Schulte, Inc. v. GangiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Walling v. Richmond Screw Anchor Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Skidmore v. John J. Casale, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Watkins v. Hudson Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
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