WILLIAMS v. GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CO.

Nos. 82-1276, 82-1852.

726 F.2d 278 (1984)

Robert WILLIAMS, (82-1276), Plaintiff-Appellee, Leslie Dean Milton, (82-1852), Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GREAT LAKES DREDGE AND DOCK COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Dietz argued, Foster, Meadows & Ballard, Detroit, Mich., for Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co.

Gary William Baun argued, Detroit, Mich., for Milton.

Leonard C. Jaques, Gary William Baun, argued, Detroit, Mich., for Williams.

Before MARTIN and JONES, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

In this admiralty case, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company appeals the district court's decision to award two of its former employees, Robert Williams and Leslie Milton, $123,968.40 and $124,366.68, respectively, pursuant to the penalty provisions of 46 U.S.C. § 596. Great Lakes contends that the money at issue was not "wages" for purposes of section 596, that it had "sufficient...

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