Legal Opinion
W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Tyson's Poultry, Inc., a Corporation, and John Tyson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1966No. 18101_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Chief Judge.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the employees of defendant-appellee Tyson’s Poultry, Inc., came within the agricultural exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S. C.A. § 201 et seq. (hereafter Act) during the period in question, April 12, 1962, to June 1,1963. Such exemption would permit appellees to avoid complying with minimum wage and overtime compensation provisions of the Act. The District Court held the exemption applicable. We affirm.
Appellee Tyson’s Poultry, Inc., is an Arkansas corporation engaged in the processing and marketing of…
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