Legal Opinion
Gale v. Union Bag & Paper Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1940No. 9482PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
This case arises under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. Three suits were brought by nine of its employees against Union Bag and Paper Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, to recover wages for overtime, liquidated damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees, under the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 16 of the act, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 206-207 and 216. The parties will be referred to as plaintiffs and defendant.
By agreement the suits were consolidated for trial in the District Court and tried by the…
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- De Wald v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
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