Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 14, 1946No. 342PublishedCited by 1,970 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy
Several important issues are raised by this case concerning the proper determination of working time for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060,29 U. S. C. § 201 et seq.
The Mt. Clemens Pottery Company, the respondent, employs approximately 1,200 persons at its pottery plant at Mt. Clemens, Michigan; about 95% of them are compensated upon a piece work basis. The plant covers more than eight acres of ground and is about a quarter of a mile in length. The employees’ entrance is at the northeast corner. Immediately adjacent to that entrance are cloak and rest rooms where…
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