· 4/26/1991
Tombrello v. USX Corp.
Citations
- 763 F. Supp. 541
- 30 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 650
- 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6439
- 1991 WL 78868
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- dismissing plaintiff’s common law claim “for work and labor done” because “[t]he FLSA creates statutory rights of an employee to be paid a minimum wage” and Section 216(b) “is the exclusive remedy for enforcing rights created under the FLSA.”
- “Courts have consistently held the [FLSA] is the exclusive remedy for enforcing rights created under the FLSA.”
- “As a matter of law, [a] plaintiff cannot circumvent the exclusive remedy prescribed by Congress by asserting equivalent state law claims in addition to the FLSA claim.”
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