Legal Opinion
David R. Williams v. Eastside Mental Health Center, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 5, 1982No. 81-7284PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a suit brought by the plaintiff-appellant against his employer for an award of back pay allegedly owed pursuant to the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act [FLSA], 29 U.S.C.A. § 206 (1978). The district court, 509 F.Supp. 579, held that under the principles set out in National League of Cities v. Usery, 426 U.S. 833, 96 S.Ct. 2465, 49 L.Ed.2d 245 (1976), the defendant-appellee was exempt from the FLSA’s minimum wage provisions. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
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The plaintiff David R. Williams was an employee at the Eastside…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by21 opinions
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