Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. Superior Court of Puerto Rico

Several employees of the Pan American World Airways, Inc., filed a complaint against said enterprise alleging substantially that they had not received payment at double rate (1) for time worked in excess of 8 hours within periods of 24 consecutive hours, (2) time worked in excess of 48 hours weekly, and (3) time worked during the weekly day of rest. The claim covers the period between 1948 and 1958 and it invokes The provisions of Act No. 379 of May 15, 1948, 29 L.P.R.A. § 271 et seq., which governs the working day, and of Act No. .96 of June 26, 1956, 29 L.P.R.A. § 245 et seq. (1961 Supp.),…