Legal Opinion
William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Plaintiff v. El Paso Natural Gas Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1987No. 86-1845PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
The question presented in this case is whether El Paso Natural Gas Co. withheld payment of overtime compensation allegedly due certain employees. The Secretary of Labor filed suit to recover compensation for periods of “on-call” time outside of the employees’ regular working hours. The district court granted relief. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
The parties stipulated to the relevant facts. 1 El Paso operates an interstate natural gas pipeline system which crosses West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and this proceeding involves employees located at 22 satellite pumping stations…
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