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· 2/1/1971

Otto D. Gray Etc. v. Swanney-Mcdonald, Inc., William Lawman v. Swanney-Mcdonald, Inc.

Citations

  • 436 F.2d 652

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the towing industry's cumulative effect on interstate commerce is substantial
  • finding no collective action where action not brought for benefit of unnamed plaintiffs, or in name of plaintiff suing in representative capacity
  • classifying FLSA suit brought by 12 tow truck drivers as a consolidated action because it “was not brought for the benefit of unnamed plaintiffs”) (emphasis added
  • “The Conference Report states that a ‘collective action [is] an action brought by an employee or employees for and in behalf of himself or themselves and other employees similarly situated’ ”

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Judges: Carter, Hufstedler, Trask

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