Church custodian not covered by FLSA
The custodian of an Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, NY is not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal District court has held, because the church is not an ‘”enterprise” engaged in commerce and the custodian is not an individual engaged in commerce. The custodian, who was originally hired in 1982, worked seven days a week cleaning up the premises, and turning off the alarm daily and setting it again after the last event. He lived in an apartment on the premises and was paid a set salary every other week. After he had been ill an unable to perform all of his tasks, the Church terminated his employment. He refused several offers of severance pay and filed for back wages under the...
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