2007 United States Supreme Court case
| Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke | |
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 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued April 16, 2007 Decided June 11, 2007 | |
| Full case name | Long Island Care at Home, Ltd., et al. v. Coke |
| Docket no. | 06-593 |
| Citations | 551 U.S. 158 (more)127 S. Ct. 2339; 168 L. Ed. 2d 54 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Case dismissed, Coke v. Long Island Care at Home, Ltd., 267 F. Supp. 2d 332 (E.D.N.Y. 2003); reversed, 376 F.3d 118 (2d Cir. 2004); vacated and remanded, 546 U.S. 1147 (2006); on remand, 462 F.3d 48 (2d Cir. 2006); cert. granted, 549 U.S. 1105 (2007). |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by unanimous |
Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke, 551 U.S. 158 (2007), is a US labor law case, concerning the minimum wage.
Facts
Long Island Care at Home Ltd claimed that it did not need to pay its staff the minimum wage, despite the apparent meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and its rules as clarified by the Department of Labor. It argued that this was true under the Fair Labor Standards Act 1938, 29 USC §213(a)(15) which exempted persons 'employed in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals ... unable to care for themselves.' The Department of Labor's General Regulations §552.3 further stated this had to be the 'private home ... of the person by whom he or she is employed.'
Judgment
Justice Breyer wrote for a unanimous court that Department of Labor's regulation was "valid and binding" and should have been given Chevron deference by the Second Circuit. The judgment of the Court of Appeals was reversed.
See also
| Wage regulation sources | |
|---|---|
| West Coast Hotel Co v Parrish, 300 US 379 (1937) | |
| Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 USC §§201-211 | |
| ILO Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1970 (no 131) | |
| Walling v Jacksonville Paper Co, 317 US 564 (1943) | |
| Auer v Robbins, | |
| Long Island Care at Home Ltd v Coke, | |
| Jewell Ridge Coal Corp v UMW, | |
| Anderson v Mount Clemens Pottery Co, | |
| Armour & Co v Wantock, 323 US 126 (1944) | |
| Steiner v Mitchell, 350 US 247 (1956) | |
| FLSA 1938, 29 USC §§203-207 | |
| Walling v Helmerich and Payne Inc, 323 US 37 (1944) | |
| Christensen v Harris County, | |
| Portal to Portal Act of 1947, 29 USC §§251-262 | |
| Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968, 15 USC §§1671-1675 | |
| Skidmore v Swift & Co, | |
| See US labor law and Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 |
References
- "Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke, 551 U.S. 158 (2007)". Justia Law. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
External links
- Text of Long Island Care at Home, Ltd. v. Coke, 551 U.S. 158 (2007) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio)
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