Partlow v. Jewish Orphans' Home Of Southern California

645 F.2d 757 24 Wage & Hour Cas. (BN 1369, 91 Lab.Cas. P 34,014 Ralph G. PARTLOW, Robert P. Simonelli, Lauren Burton, Ann Bartelstein on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. JEWISH ORPHANS' HOME OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC., a California corporation doing business as Vista Del Mar Child Care Service, Defendant-Appellant. No. 78-2961. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 7, 1980. Decided May 18, 1981. 1 Peter M. Appleton, Tyre & Kamlins, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant. 2 Kent Burton, Baker & Burton, Venice, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 4 Before NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and LARSON, * District judge. 5 LARSON, District Judge. 6 Plaintiffs filed this action on May 23, 1977, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that the defendant ("Vista") had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., by failing to pay adequate overtime compensation to its employees. The four plaintiffs named in the complaint,…