Legal Opinion
Dean v. Pacific Bellwether, LLC
District Court, Northern Mariana Islands
Decided February 6, 2014No. Case No. 1:13-cv-00020PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
RAMONA V. MANGLONA, Chief Judge.
The question of how old law applies to the Internet has often challenged courts. See Edward Lee, Rules and Standards for Cyberspace, 77 Notre Dame L.Rev. 1275, 1278, 1283-84 (2002). Undertaking the challenge, this Court addresses how use of the Internet affects coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). It concludes that use of the Internet to download freely available recipes, without more, does not provide a basis for coverage.
The Court also addresses another issue in flux: Does the…
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