Legal Opinion
Gilstrap v. SYNALLOY CORP., INDUS. PIPING SUPPLY CO.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided March 15, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-336PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GORDON WEST, District Judge:
Rodric Gilstrap institutes this action to recover overtime compensation allegedly due him under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. Jurisdiction of this matter is conferred upon the Court by the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1337.
Plaintiff claims that during his employment with Synalloy Corporation, he worked numerous hours in excess of the forty hour work week prescribed in 29 U.S.C. § 207(a). He seeks compensation for these hours at the rate of one and a half times his basic wage rate, an equal amount in liquidated damages, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- A. H. Phillips, Inc. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Mitchell v. Kentucky Finance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Idaho Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. WirtzSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. City Stores, Inc., Doing Business as Loveman'sCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Abudo Servera v. Autoridad de Tierras de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1977
- Gregory B. Dymond and Samuel K. Gibbons v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Jesse Sutton v. Engineered Systems, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Lane v. M's Pub, Inc.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1977
- Molina v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1998