Legal Opinion
Perez v. Howes
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided March 17, 2014No. Case No. 1:12-CV-888PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GORDON J. QUIST, District Judge.
Plaintiff, the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor (DOL), sued Defendant Darryl Howes, d/b/a Darryl Howes Farms, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), 29 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.1 Plaintiff claims that Defendant paid workers less than minimum wage, failed to keep adequate time records for workers, provided substandard housing to workers, and interfered with the DOL’s investigation into his labor practices. In his amended…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Michael Lauritzen and Marilyn Lauritzen, Individually and Doing Business as Lauritzen FarmsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Jerry Brandel, Individually, and D/B/A Jerry Brandel FarmsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Solis v. Laurelbrook Sanitarium and School, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Thomas Perez v. D. Howes, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015
- Acosta v. New Image Landscaping, LLCDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2019
- Acosta v. PeregrinoDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2020
- Feliciano Velasco Rojas v. First Pick Farms LLCDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2026
- Secretary, Department of Labor v. Gem Interiors, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 2021