Legal Opinion

Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Jerry Brandel, Individually, and D/B/A Jerry Brandel Farms

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 15, 1984No. 83-1228PublishedCited by 92 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHURCHILL, District Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying the Secretary of Labor’s (“Secretary”) complaint for an injunction against violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. § 201-219 (“FLSA”). The Secretary claimed that the defendant Jerry Brandel, individually and doing business as Jerry Brandel Farms (“Brandel”), had since 1974 continually violated the child labor 1 and recordkeeping 2 provisions of FLSA in connection with harvesting of his pickle crops.

A single issue of whether the migrant pickle harvesters were the “employees” of Brandel so as to trigger the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rutherford Food Corp. v. McCombSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United States v. SilkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Paulina Castillo v. Ercell GivensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. John T. Dunlop, Secretary of Labor v. Carriage Carpet CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
  5. Donovan v. GillmorDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1982

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3Cited by92 opinions

  1. Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Elliott Travel & Tours, Inc. And Jared SchubinerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  2. S. G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Department of Industrial RelationsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  3. 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
  4. Sendhabhai Patel v. Dr. Alex Wargo, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Fegley v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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