Maximum hours law
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 243 U.S. 426 - Bunting v. State · 1917Most cited · 86 citing opinions
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The provision for overtime is permissive, in the same sense that any penalty may be said to be permissive. Its purpose is to deter by its burden, and its adequacy for this was a matter of legislative judgment under the particular circumstances. It may not achieve its end, but its insufficiency cannot change its character from penalty to permission.
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