Legal Opinion

William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Richland Shoe Company

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 26, 1986No. 85-1305PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This case was brought by the Secretary of Labor to enjoin defendant Richland Shoe Company from violating the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and from withholding unpaid overtime compensation owed to several employees. This appeal, from an order granting the Secretary’s motion for summary judgment and awarding an injunction and backpay, requires us to construe the word “willful” in the statute of limitations section of the Portal-to-Portal Act, 29 U.S.C. § 255(a), applicable in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. ThurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Malat v. RiddellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  5. Trudy WALTON, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED CONSUMERS CLUB, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. McLaughlin v. Richland Shoe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Phyllis Miller v. Maxwell's International Inc., Dba Maxwell's Plum, Debtor in Possession Carlo Galazzo, Gen. Mgt., Dino La Rosa Don Bohn Don SchupakCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. Desmond v. PNGI Charles Town Gaming, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
  4. Whiteside v. Hover-Davis-Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2021
  5. Brock v. Superior Care, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988

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