James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Travis Edwards, Inc.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the question whether the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to the operation of the Henry C. Beck Building, a 20-story office building located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The district court held that this office building operation was not an “enterprise engaged in commerce or the production of goods for commerce” within the meaning of the Act and, therefore, that defendant, Travis Edwards, Inc., the owner-operator of the building, could not be required to comply therewith. Finding that the defendant has employees covered by the Act, we reverse.

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