Legal Opinion
Charles R. Mednick v. Albert Enterprises, Inc., and Bal Harbour Towers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1975No. 73-3781PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
This is a suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., by one claiming to be an employee, seeking to recover wages, overtime pay and liquidated damages. 1 The case was tried to the court, which found for the defendants on the sole ground that the plaintiff was not an employee but an independent contractor. Plaintiff appeals. The only issue to be reviewed is the finding that plaintiff was an independent contractor.
Plaintiff Mednick worked in Harbour House, the apartment house-hotel of the defendants, overseeing the operation of the cardrooms. These…
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- Bartels v. BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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