Burk Builders, Inc. v. W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor

Pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq., the Secretary of Labor sought to enjoin the appellant from continuing to withhold payments of unpaid minimum wages and overtime compensation alleged to be due a number of employees totaling $4,503.24. The case was tried by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The work involved was upon a project for the construction of a new post office building designed to replace the existing main post office in Hollywood, Florida.

The Court decided that the Act was applicable to the…