Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Cordero
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 24, 1981No. Civ. 80-0523PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
TORRUELLA, District Judge.
In 1974 Congress amended the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., to include within its coverage private domestic workers. See 29 U.S.C. §§ 202(a), 206(f), 207(7), 213(a)(15) and 213(b)(21). As basis for its power to so legislate, Section 2(a) of said statute was amended to provide in fine: “That Congress ... finds that the employment of persons in domestic service in households affects commerce” (29 U.S.C. § 202(a)).
Plaintiff claims that Defendant has failed to pay minimum wages and overtime pay to one of his domestic employees in…
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