Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

We are concerned here with the question whether certain provisions of employment contracts relating to the computation and application of regular and overtime wage rates conform to the requirements of § 7 (a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U. S. C. § 201 et seg.

Respondent is engaged in the production of oil and gas for interstate commerce and its employees admittedly are covered by the Act. Prior to October 24, 1938, the effective date of the Act, certain of respondent’s employees worked 8-, 10- and 12-hour daily shifts, or “tours,” and were paid a specified wage…