Legal Opinion
Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. v. Local No. 6167, United Mine Workers
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 21, 1945No. 721PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murpht
In Tennessee Coal Co. v. Muscoda Local, 321 U. S. 590, this Court held that underground travel in iron ore mines constituted work and hence was included in the compensable workweek within the meaning of Section 7 (a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, 1063, 29 U. S. C. § 207 (a). The sole issue in this case is whether any different result must be reached as regards underground travel in bituminous coal mines.
The petitioner, Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation, owns two bituminous coal mines in Virginia. It instituted this declaratory judgment action against the respondent…
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