Legal Opinion
William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Mr. W Fireworks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1987No. 86-2170PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
In 1983, the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) brought suit against Mr. W Fireworks, Inc. (Mr. W), alleging continuing violations since 1980 of the recordkeeping, minimum wage, and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201, et seq. (FLSA or Act). The only question presented in this appeal is whether the operators of Mr. W’s fireworks stands are “employees” within the meaning of the FLSA.
In 1938, Congress passed the FLSA in order to palliate the grave economic ills then ailing our nation. The treatment prescribed is relatively simple — mandatory…
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