Legal Opinion
Wirtz v. Atlantic States Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1966No. 21258PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Only one question raises this case ever so slightly above the routine action by the Secretary of Labor on behalf of individual workers seeking recovery of minimum wages under the FLSA, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq. This is the problem of whether the suit, instituted in fact by the Regional Attorney in the name of the Secretary of Labor constitutes one which “the Secretary * * may bring * * * in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the amount of such claim,” 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(c).1 (Emphasis added.) A substantive question of coverage, although compelling…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Mitchell v. Lublin, McGaughy & AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Fleming v. Mohawk Wrecking & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Cudahy Packing Co. v. HollandSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Mitchell v. H. B. Zachry Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by12 opinions
- DeVito v. ShultzDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1969
- Norman v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
- Hall v. MarshallDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Marshall v. WhiteheadDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1978
- Fred G. Hayden, D/B/A Houston International Airport Limousine Service v. A. G. BowenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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