Williams v. General Mills, Inc.

PICARD, District Judge.

This is an action brought by Samuel Williams “on behalf of himself and other employees of defendant similarly situated” v. General Mills, Inc., to recover “stipulated damages” for failure of defendant to observe the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.

Plaintiff, Samuel Williams and three others were watchmen and one John Morco was a maintenance man during the summer months and a watchman during the winter months at defendant’s Larrowe plant near Toledo, Ohio.

Just two days prior to the effective date of the Fair Labor Standards Act…