Walling v. Harnischfeger Corp.

Here, as in Walling v. Youngerman-Reynolds Hardwood Co., ante, p. 419, we are concerned with the problem of whether a particular type of wage agreement meets the requirements of Section 7 (a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.1

Respondent is a Wisconsin corporation engaged in producing electrical products for interstate commerce. About one-half of respondent’s production employees, called incentive or piece workers, are involved in this case.

As a result of collective bargaining by their union, these employees entered into a collective agreement with respondent whereby they are each paid…