Legal Opinion
Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation v. Secretary of Labor
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 23, 1985No. 83-1935PublishedCited by 578 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The threshold question in this case is whether the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended, 29 U. S. C. §201 et seq., apply to workers engaged in the com mercial activities of a religious foundation, regardless of whether those workers consider themselves “employees.” A secondary question is whether application of the Act in this context violates the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment.
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The Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation is a nonprofit religious organization incorporated under the laws of California. Among its…
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