Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Metropolitan Trash, Inc., a Corporation

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

Metropolitan, the appellant, was adjudged by the district court to be liable under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 1 Damages were not in issue. It was stipulated that the back wages amounted to $10,485 covering the period from January 8, 1971 through August 27, 1973, and that thereafter the sum of $79.44 accrued each week. The sole issue on this appeal is whether Metropolitan’s activities are covered by the Act. To be more specific, the issue is whether Metropolitan is an enterprise which had employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for…