Legal Opinion
Donovan v. Sureway Cleaners
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1981No. 79-4778PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
Sureway Cleaners 1 appeals from a district court determination that (1) despite changes in the contracts with its “agents,” the “agents” continue to be “employees” rather than independent contractors within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219, and (2) the statute of limitations, 29 U.S.C. § 255(a), applicable to the underlying overtime violations does not apply to a civil contempt proceeding brought by the Secretary to enforce an outstanding injunction granted in a previous action under section 17 of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 217. We affirm.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Rutherford Food Corp. v. McCombSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. SilkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Regal Knitwear Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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