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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)

Citation
Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
Parent Document
Wilson v. John R. Pinkett, Inc., 265 A.2d 778 (1970)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1970-05-28

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Affirmance of these evictions does not work to endorse an illegal waiver. This case is unlike Wirtz v. Leonard, 317 F.2d 768 (5th Cir. 1963), suggested by appellants to stand for the premise that the courts will not enforce an employment contract for wages below the statutory minimum. There the court recognized the rule that the parties to an employment contract may not agree to waive the working condition or minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Waiver of the 30-day notice to quit is, on the other hand, statutorily authorized, D.C.Code 1967, § 45-908, and a lease containing a waiver of the 30-day notice to quit requirement would be enforceable. H. L. Rust Co. v. Drury, 62 App.D.C. 329, 68 F.2d 167 (1933). If this statutory authorization were absent the result, for me, would be to favor a reversal of the judgment.