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MIRELES v. FRIO FOODS, INC.

No. 89-1076.

899 F.2d 1407 (1990)

Maria MIRELES, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants Cross-Appellees, v. FRIO FOODS, INC., Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 12, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Israel M. Reyna, Tex. Rural Legal Aid, Inc., Laredo, Tex., Tex. Rural Legal Aid — Weslaco Office, Javier Riojas, Marc Linder, Weslaco, Tex., William H. Beardall, Jr., Austin, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants cross-appellees.

Cynthia G. Schneider, Shelley Davis, Washington, D.C., for amicus — Migrant Legal Action.

Randolph P. Tower, Merrie Moore, Clemens, Spencer, Welmaker & Finck, San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellee cross-appellant.

Before GEE, REAVLEY and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs worked on an assembly line at a frozen food packaging facility operated by defendant Frio Foods, Inc. ("Frio"). They appeal the trial court's decision that the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA")1 does not require Frio to pay them for idle time of less than fifteen minutes or more than forty-five minutes. Plaintiffs also appeal the trial court's decisions to limit liquidated damages to $1,000.00 under...

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