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EDWARD S. GONZALES
vs.
NEW ENGLAND TRACTOR TRAILER TRAINING SCHOOL AND STEPHEN C. GORDON V. NEW ENGLAND TRACTOR TRAILER TRAINING SCHOOL
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Issues:
Private right of action, due process.
Case Summary:
Edward S. Gonzales and 18 other instructors at the New England Tractor Trailer Training School file suit against their employer. The group seeks overtime pay they believe is due them under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. School officials contend the claims fall outside the scope of the FLSA and file a motion for summary judgment.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
This is the first judicial review of this case.
Outcome:
Gonzales loses. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted the school's motion for summary judgment. The court ruled that Gonzales and his fellow instructors were not entitled to overtime pay.