Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Canada Dry Bottling Company of Nashville, Inc., and Robert N. Greene

This action was brought by the Secretary of Labor under Section 17 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.) to enforce its discriminatory discharge provisions. The Secretary's complaint alleges that defendants violated Section 15(a)(3) of the Act by terminating the employment of Charles L. Smith because he had filed an action against them to recover overtime compensation under the Act, and the complaint prayed for an injunction against future violations as well as for Smith’s reinstatement and back wages. In their answer, the defendants denied the charges and alleged that…