Opinion ID: 762751
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Heading: Statutory Definitions

Text: 23 To be held liable under the FLSA, a person must be an employer, which § 3(d) of the statute defines broadly as any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee. 29 U.S.C. § 203(d) (1994). The Supreme Court has emphasized the expansiveness of the FLSA's definition of employer. Falk v. Brennan, 414 U.S. 190, 195, 94 S.Ct. 427, 38 L.Ed.2d 406 (1973). Above and beyond the plain language, moreover, the remedial nature of the statute further warrants an expansive interpretation of its provisions so that they will have the widest possible impact in the national economy. Carter v. Dutchess Community College, 735 F.2d 8, 12 (2d Cir.1984).