Because the ALJ properly considered the relevant factors in determining the amount of the civil money penalty and the civil money penalty ordered by the ALJ comports with the FLSA and implementing regulations, the ARB did not err in affirming the civil money penalty of $11,700. Accordingly, the court will affirm the assessment of the civil money penalty of $11,700 for plaintiffs' violation of the FLSA in 2001 and 2002, and will grant defendant's motion for summary judgment.
V. CONCLUSION
For the reasons set out above, plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment at docket 18 is DENIED, and defendant's motion for summary judgment at docket 25 is GRANTED; plaintiffs shall pay a civil penalty of $11,700. The Clerk will please enter an appropriate judgment.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 16th day of November 2007.
/s/ JOHN W. SEDWICK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[ENDNOTES]
1 Because this is an appeal of a final decision by the United States Department of Labor, the Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao is the proper defendant in this case.
2 Administrative Record at HALS 0000132-0000133, doc. 7. Hereinafter, references to the administrative record will simply refer to the bates numbers.
3 HALS 0000081 and 0000086.
4 29 U.S.C. §§201-219.
5 HALS 0000199.
6 HALS 0000300.
7 HALS 0000495; Administrator v. Halsey, 2005 WL 2415938 *10 (DOL Adm. Rev. Bd.).
8 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-105.
9 Doc. 1.
10 Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323 (1986).
11 Id. at 325.
12 Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248-49 (1986).
13 Id. at 255; Soldano v. United States, 453 F.3d 1140, 1143 (9th Cir. 2006) (citation omitted).
14 Acura of Bellevue v. Reich, 90 F.3d 1403, 1407 (9th Cir. 1996).
15 Id. (quoting 5 U.S.C. § 704).
16 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A) and (E); Golden Northwest Aluminum, Inc. v. Bonneville Power Administration, 501 F.3d 1037, 1045 (9th Cir. 2007).
17 Akiak Native Community v. U.S. Postal Service, 213 F.3d 1140, 1144 (9th Cir. 2000).
18 Id. (citing Wagner v. National Transp. Safety Bd., 86 F.3d 928, 930 (9th Cir. 1996)).
19 Doc. 1 at 2-3.
20 Doc. 18 at 11.
21 29 U.S.C. § 212(c).
22 29 U.S.C. § 203(d).
23 Zorich v. Long Beach Fire Dept., 118 F.3d 682, 686 (9th Cir. 1997). See also Chao v. A-One Medical Services, Inc., 346 F.3d 908, 914 (9th Cir. 2003) (holding that coverage exists under the FLSA if either the employee is engaged in commerce or the employer is an enterprise engaged in commerce); 29 C.F.R. § 570.113(b) ("[I]t may be generally stated that employees considered to be within the scope of the phrases ‘in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce' for purposes of the wage and hours provisions are also included within the identical phrases used in section 12(c).")
24 Chao, 346 F.3d at 914.
25 HALS 0000488.
26 HALS 0000196.
27 The court notes that because Gammon was subject to individual coverage under the FLSA, his employment as a 13 year old was plainly illegal under the Act and implementing regulations given that 29 C.F.R. § 570.199 explicitly provides that "employment of minors under 14 years of age is not permissible under any circumstances if the employment is covered by the child labor provisions and not specifically exempt."
28 Doc. 18 at 18.
29 29 U.S.C. § 203(l).
30 29 C.F.R. § 570.33(f)(1).
31 29 C.F.R. § 570.33(f).
32 Doc. 18 at 21.
33 HALS 0000134.
34 HALS 0000135.
35 29 C.F.R. § 570.33(f).
36 FOH § 333b05; http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/FOH
37 Klem v. County of Santa Clara, California, 208 F.3d 1085, 1089 (9th Cir. 2000) (quoting Auer v. Robbins, 519 U.S. 452, 461 (1997)).
38 Auer, 519 U.S. at 462.
39 DOL's publication, "Youth Employment Rules in Net Fishing," explicitly states that the publication is "provided for general information only and does not carry the force of legal opinion." HALS 000017.
40 Halsey, 2005 WL 2415938 at *7.
41 29 U.S.C. § 203(e)(1).
42 29 U.S.C. § 203(g).
43 Donovan v. Sureway Cleaners, 656 F.2d 1368, 1370 (9th Cir. 1981) (quoting Real v. Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc., 603 F.2d 748 (9th Cir. 1979)).
44 Id.
45 Id. (internal citations and quotations omitted).
46 HALS 0000199.
47 Halsey, 2005 WL 2415938 at *8.
48 Doc. 18 at 3.
49 29 U.S.C. § 216(e).
50 29 C.F.R. § 579.5(a).
51 29 C.F.R. § 579.5(b) and (c)
52 29 C.F.R. § 579.5(d)(1).
53 HALS 0000299.
54 HALS 0000300.
55 Halsey, 2005 WL 2415938 at *10.