Jorge E. Arriaga v. Florida Pacific Farms, L.L.C.

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• recognizing that a clearance order is an agreement upon which workers can bring breach of contract claims
• concluding that the FLSA did not require farm owners to reimburse farmworkers for fees charged by recruiters where the allegations failed to support the creation of apparent authority between the farm owners and recruiters
• explaining that FLSA wages must be paid “free and clear” of improper deductions under 29 C.F.R. § 531.35
• noting that the employer is required to reimburse an employee only “up to the point that the minimum wage is met”
• noting that the employer is required to reimburse an employee only “up to the point that the minimum wage is met”
• explaining that employer cannot require employee to reimburse expenses primarily for employer’s benefit

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).