United States v. Rosenwasser

This is a direct appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of California. That court sustained appellee’s demurrer to an information charging violations of the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U. S. C. § 201 et seq. This was done on the ground that the Act is inapplicable where employees are compensated at piece rates, as is the case in appellee’s garment business. We are thus met with the clear issue of whether the Act covers piece rate employees so as to subject their employers to its…