Legal Opinion
Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, (Successor to Marshall) v. Nekton, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1983No. 82-5541PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) filed an action to enjoin Nekton, Inc. (Nekton) from violating the overtime compensation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (FLSA). The Secretary also seeks unpaid overtime compensation for “marine technicians” and “electronics technicians” employed aboard Nekton’s oceanographic research vessels.
The district court found Nekton in violation of the FLSA, and Nekton appeals.
The sole issue is whether marine technicians and electronic technicians aboard oceanographic research vessels are “seamen” within the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- A. H. Phillips, Inc. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Mitchell v. Kentucky Finance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Sternberg Dredging Co. v. WallingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
- Knudsen v. Lee & Simmons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Marshall v. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1978
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