BROCK v. EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO.

No. 86-1845.

826 F.2d 369 (1987)

William E. BROCK, Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EL PASO NATURAL GAS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grambling & Mounce, Kenneth R. Carr, Steven L. Hughes, Harold H. Young, Jr., Office of Gen. Counsel, El Paso Natural Gas Co., El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Linda Jan S. Pack, U.S. Dept. of Labor, William J. Stone, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, GARZA, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

The question presented in this case is whether El Paso Natural Gas Co. withheld payment of overtime compensation allegedly due certain employees. The Secretary of Labor filed suit to recover compensation for periods of "on-call" time outside of the employees' regular working hours. The district court granted relief. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

The parties stipulated to the relevant facts.1 El Paso operates...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases