Legal Opinion
William R. Ballou v. General Electric Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 22, 1968No. 7039_1PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented in this ease is whether class attendance and study exercises required of apprentices are principal activities as that term is used in section 4 of the Portal-to-Portal Act, 29 U.S.C. § 254.
Plaintiffs filed a complaint against their employer, General Electric Company, to recover payment of minimum and overtime wages for time spent as apprentices in required class attendance and study exercises. This time, which alone is in issue here, was in addition to at least forty hours a week spent in regular and customary work for apprentices at the General…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Julius Nagler v. Admiral CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Mitchell v. King Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Bonanno v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- George Moran v. Marvin HoganCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
- Kenneth Adams v. Terrel H. Bell, Individually, and as Secretary of the Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Donson Stores, Inc. v. American Bakeries Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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