The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 20, Problem 2CT
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Case summary: Person S was an employee in company T. He was not paid for doing overtime and his work hours were underreported by his supervisor. As a result, S quit the job and filed a lawsuit against the employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In defense, T argued that S never objected to the supervisor’s act. He also violated the correct time keeping record of the company.
To explain:The reasoning of the court in the given case.
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