United States First Circuit

The "motor carrier exemption" to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC 213(b)(1), does not protect a trucking company whose routes are entirely within the boundaries of Puerto Rico because the Puerto Rico is outside the United States.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/26/2001
• Published 03/26/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Chief Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, STAHL and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Rovell, with whom Jewel N. Klein, Law Offices of Michael J. Rovell Chtd and Charles A. Cuprill-Hernández Law Offices, were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anne Payne Fugett, Attorney, with whom Henry L. Solano, Solicitor of Labor, Steven J. Mandel, Associate Solicitor, Patricia M. Rodenhausen, Regional Solicitor New York, and Paul L. Frieden, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, were on brief, for appellee.