Court Opinion

ID: 9460686
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 21:57:41.458384+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:36:44.261722
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WALLACE, Circuit Judge
(dissenting) :
I respectfully dissent.
Had the district judge refused to order payment for overtime due, we would properly reverse his decision. Wirtz v. Malthor, Inc., 391 F.2d 1 (9th Cir. 1968). But here, the narrow question concerns the ultimate beneficiary of unclaimed overtime funds. I am persuaded that the Secretary’s plan is superior to that proposed by the employer. However, as the Secretary conceded, the district court has broad discretion in framing equitable relief. Therefore, the question is whether the plan adopted by the district court was so violative of the statutory scheme that there has been an abuse of discretion. I do not believe there has been and, therefore, I would affirm.