Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, U. S. Department of Labor v. Silver Creek Packing Co., a Corporation

The Secretary of Labor appeals the denial of a petition for an order restraining Silver Creek Packing Co. from violating the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act (FLORA or “the Act”), 7 U.S.C. §§ 2041, et seq. The district court found that Silver Creek was exempt from the FLCRA’s registration and disclosure provisions and entered judgment for the company We reverse.

Silver Creek.picks and packs cantaloupes for a profit. For a “packing expense,” which reflects the company’s costs and includes a fixed profit margin, the company harvests, processes, and markets the melon crops of individual…