Walling v. Swift & Co.’s Empirical Analysis
131 F.2d 249 · 1942
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 15 later decisions — most recently July 1978
5 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 state decisions
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Most-quoted passages
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““(1) for a workweek longer than forty-four hours during the first year from the effective date of this section, “(2) for a workweek longer than forty-two hours during the second year from such date, or “(3) for a workweek longer than forty hours after the expiration of the second year from such date, unless such employee receives compensation for his employment in excess of the hours above specified at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed. “(b) No employer shall be deemed to have violated subsection (a) by employing any employee for a workweek in excess of that specified in such subsection without paying the compensation for overtime employment prescribed therein if such employee is so employed— * * * “(3) for a period or periods of not more than fourteen workweeks in the aggregate in any calendar year in an industry found by the Administrator to be of a seasonal nature, and if such employee receives compensation for employment in excess of 12 hours in any workday, or for employment in excess of 56 hours in any workweek, as the ease may be, at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which he is employed. “(c) * * * and jn eag0 0f an em_ ployer engaged in the first processing of, or in canning or packing, perishable or seasonal fresh fruits or vegetables, * * the provisions of subsection (a), during a period or periods of not more than fourteen workweeks in the aggregate in any calendar year, shall not app”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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