Harrison v. Preston Trucking Co.

WINTER, District Judge.

Plaintiff, formerly employed by the defendant as the day dispatcher at its Baltimore terminal, sues to recover unpaid *655overtime compensation, and a like amount as liquidated damages, together with interest, attorneys’ fees and costs, under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.

The defendant, an interstate trucking company, was engaged in interstate commerce. For the period January 1, 1958 to December 30, 1959 the plaintiff was paid $249.16 semi-monthly, or $118.84 weekly. Beginning May 1, 1959, to and including October 31,…