Legal Opinion
Shepler v. Crucible Fuel Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 23, 1944No. 8297PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff Shepler for himself and on behalf of the plaintiff Rice for an amount claimed as compensation for overtime under-the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. *373§ 201 et seq. The plaintiffs were watchmen over the appellee’s barge and steamboat landing on the Ohio River, each working 12 hours a day with an hour off for lunch. Their employment began in the spring of 1937 and ended May 1, 1942.
Assuming, without deciding, that the Fair Labor Standards Act is applicable to the plaintiffs, we hold that their right to recover…
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