178 F. Supp. 138 - Mitchell v. Tune’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate ·

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1. ““In determining cases in this field there are certain general pronouncements of the Supreme Court of the United States to serve as guide posts. It should first of all be recognized that the Fair Labor Standards Act must be given a liberal construction. Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co. [ 349 U.S. 427 , 75 S.Ct. 860 , 99 L.Ed. 1196 ] supra. The second guiding factor is that the scope of the Act is not co-extensive with the power of Congress over commerce. 10 East 40th Street Building, Inc. v. Callus, 325 U.S. 578 , 65 S.Ct. 1227 , 89 L.Ed. 1806 . The Supreme Court has further said that the determination of whether an employee is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act should be made by practical considerations and not technical conceptions. Mitchell v. C. W. Vollmer & Co., supra.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 179 F. Supp. 551 - Mitchell v. Wade Lahar Construction Co.