Legal Opinion
Heath v. Perdue Farms, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 24, 2000No. Civil Action WMN-98-3159PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NICKERSON, District Judge.
This is an action brought by over one hundred individuals employed as “chicken catchers” for processing plants owned and operated by Defendant Perdue Farms, Inc. in Salisbury, Maryland, Accomac, Virginia and Georgetown, Delaware. Plaintiffs seek to recover overtime wages to which they believe they are entitled under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. [“FLSA”], and similar provisions of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law, Md. Lab. & Emp.Code Ann. §§ 3-401 to 3-431. Presently before the Court are cross motions for summary judgment on the issue…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. DardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Rutherford Food Corp. v. McCombSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. RosenwasserSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Holly Farms Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Paulina Castillo v. Ercell GivensCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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