Legal Opinion
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Muscoda Local No. 123
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 1944No. 409PublishedCited by 703 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy
We are confronted here with the problem of determining, in part what constitutes work or employment in under*592ground iron ore mines within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U. S. C. § 201. This question, which is one of first impression, arises out of conflicting claims based upon the actual activities pursued and upon prior custom and contract in the iron ore mines. Such an issue can be resolved only by discarding formalities and adopting a realistic attitude, recognizing that we are dealing with human beings and with a statute that is intended to secure to them…
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