Johnson v. Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Co.

As correctly stated in the brief of defendant’s counsel, “The precise question presented by this appeal is whether the defendant is entitled to. credit for money paid as bonuses and premiums to its employees in making final settlement for back pay covering a period when the arbitration proceedings were pending.”

*76What might be deemed a reasonable rate for an employee depends upon numerous conditions. An hourly rate of forty cents may constitute in reality higher pay under certain conditions than an hourly rate of eighty cents under different conditions. The real value of such rate must be…