A Texas federal district court granted summary judgment to an electrical worker on his Fair Labor Standards Act claim against Excell Electrical Contractors, Inc. for unpaid overtime wages, rejecting the employer’s defense that the parties had agreed to substitute room and board for overtime pay, and ruling that FLSA overtime rights cannot be waived through private agreements, awarding the plaintiff $26,673.50 in unpaid overtime plus an equal amount in liquidated damages.
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