Legal Opinion
Idaho Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Wirtz
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 28, 1966No. 30PublishedCited by 221 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The common question presented by these two cases is the meaning of the phrase “retail or service establishment” as that language is used in the exemptive provisions of the federal wage and hour statute. We first set forth the statute and describe the two cases before us, then examine the history and content of the exempting clause, and finally apply the resulting analysis to the facts of each case.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 enacted a comprehensive scheme providing for minimum wages and overtime pay for workers “engaged in” or “in the production of goods for” interstate and foreign…
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