Devine v. Joshua Hendy Corporation

YANKWICH, District Judge.

' The action, originally begun against California Shipbuilding Corporation, a corporation, was instituted under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 1 on February 27, 1947. It seeks recovery of overtime, which the plaintiffs allege they were required to work, and for which they were not compensated.

Many proceedings were had before the trial, as disclosed by the voluminous record. Many questions of law were raised, — especially following the enactment of what is commonly known as the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, Public Law 49, 80th Congress; Chapter 52, 1st session,…