Shell Oil Co. v. Ricciuti

The plaintiff, Shell Oil Company, hereinafter called Shell, instituted this action in November, 1956, for a declaratory judgment to determine the status of certain of its employees under the minimum wage law (Rev. 1949, c. 180, as amended; now General Statutes, c. 558, pt. 1) and the authority of the defendant labor commissioner to define by regulation certain terms used in the law. The law expressly excludes from its coverage individuals employed in a bona fide executive or administrative capacity. General Statutes § 3.1-58 (f), later amended by Public Acts 1959, No. 683, § 1. The employees…