Fuller v. Golden Age Fisheries

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Rita Fuller, Babbette Thayer, and Thomas Wilson (“plaintiffs”) appeal a summary judgment for Golden Age Fisheries, Inc., et al. (“defendants”) in plaintiffs’ action for unpaid wages as crewmembers on several Alaskan fishing voyages.

The district court held that the plaintiffs’ in rem claims against the vessel were time-barred under 46 U.S.C. § 10602(a). The court also held that plaintiffs’ in personam wage claims were time-barred under a provision in their employment contracts. Finally, the court held that federal law preempted plaintiffs’ minimum wage and overtime…