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company from further delaying payment of minimum wage and overtime. The lawsuit does not indicate how much money they were allegedly shorted.
• Gray maintains that even if the allegations were accurate, exemptions in the Fair Labor Standards Act prevent the rules from applying to his company.
• "This is an unconstitutional action by the Department of Labor to target small business," he said.
• The lawsuit is only the latest battle between Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting and the federal government.
• In July, the Federal Communications Commission announced it was fining the company $68,000 for violations stemming from the use of unlicensed radio transmitter links. The links send audio from a studio to an off-site transmitter, where it can be rebroadcast.
• The FCC also issued a $21,500 fine in May after an inspection found Mt. Rushmore wasn't staffing its AM and FM stations in Hot Springs, S.D., and used an unauthorized antenna at the FM station.
• The commission also fined the company in 2008, 2002 and 1998.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota got a little national attention on Thanksgiving Day.
• The state's "Mount Rushmore's American Pride" float made its third appearance in New York City's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The float was featured for about 30 seconds on NBC's broadcast of the parade.
• The float featured Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Singer and songwriter Don McLean performed his 1971 hit "American Pie" while riding on the float.
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