Philco-Ford Corporation v. Abe

661 F.2d 776 25 Wage & Hour Cas. (BN 185, 92 Lab.Cas. P 34,093 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE WORKERS, DRIVERS & HELPERS, TEAMSTERS LOCAL # 427, Plaintiff, and Roger T. Abe, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PHILCO-FORD CORPORATION, WDL DIVISION, formerly known as Aeronutronic Ford Corporation, and now known as Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 78-1506. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1980. Decided Nov. 16, 1981. 1 Lawrence I. Weisman, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellants. 2 Jared H. Jossem, Torkildson, Katz, Jossem & Loden, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellee. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. 4 Before KENNEDY and HUG, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS * , District Judge. SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge: 5 The primary issue in this case is whether the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, 41 U.S.C. § 351 et seq., permits the employees of a successor contractor to a government service contract to maintain a private right of action under the Act against their employer for alleged violations of the Act. The secondary issues concern alleged fraud and a…