Legal Opinion
National Labor Relations Board v. A. Duie Pyle, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 1979No. 78-2223PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
In this case the National Labor Relations Board (“Board” or “NLRB”) seeks enforcement of its order directing a common carrier to bargain with truck owner-operators who lease their vehicles to the company. The critical issue is whether these truckers are “employees,” or are “independent contractors” who are expressly exempted from the coverage of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 152(3) (1976). Because the Board’s ruling that the truckers are employees does not have a reasonable basis in law and is not fairly supported by…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. SilkSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- National Labor Relations Board v. United Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- National Labor Relations Board v. Amber Delivery Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Yellow Taxi Company of Minneapolis, D/B/A Suburban Yellow Taxi Company v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- United Dairy Farmers Cooperative Ass'n v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Hilldrup Transfer & Storage v. STATE, DEPT. OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SEC.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
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