Legal Opinion

Skills Development Services, Inc. v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided February 20, 1984No. 82-5533PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs, private corporations providing services to the mentally retarded under contracts with the State of Tennessee, appeal the judgment of the District Court that they are subject to the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. The plaintiffs contend that such regulation violates the tenth amendment under National League of Cities v. Usery, 426 U.S. 833, 96 S.Ct. 2465, 49 L.Ed.2d 245 (1976). The District Court found that the plaintiffs, as private entities, do not fall within the tenth…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. National League of Cities v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. United States v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Shannon v. ShannonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  2. Polly Ann Powell, Wife, Thomas C. Powell, Husband v. Tucson Air Museum Foundation of Pima County, a Non-Profit Arizona CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  3. Conway v. Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1987
  4. Koval v. Washington County Redevelopment AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
  5. William M. Wilcox, Jr. v. Terrytown Fifth District Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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