1944 United States Supreme Court case
| Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | |
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 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued October 17, 1944 Decided November 6, 1944 | |
| Full case name | Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. |
| Citations | 323 U.S. 37 (more)65 S. Ct. 11; 89 L. Ed. 29 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 138 F.2d 705 (10th Cir. 1943); cert. granted, 321 U.S. 759 (1944). |
| Holding | |
| Contracts of employment providing for the computation of compensation on the so-called Poxon or split-day plan do not conform to the requirements of § 7(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Murphy, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 | |
Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc, 323 U.S. 37 (1944), is a US labor law case, concerning the minimum wage.
Facts
The employer, Helmerich and Payne Inc had the practice of paying workers more in the second half of the day than the first, so that overtime on weekends was calculated to the lower rate (clocked premiums) and could not be premium pay, so as to keep wages for overtime the average.
Judgment
Justice Murphy, writing for the majority, held that clock premiums or rolled up pay cannot be treated as premium pay.
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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
External links
- Text of Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc., 323 U.S. 37 (1944) is available from: Justia Library of Congress