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ANDERSON v. MT. CLEMENS POTTERY CO.

No. 342.

328 U.S. 680 (1946)

ANDERSON ET AL. v. MT. CLEMENS POTTERY CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Lamb argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was Lee Pressman.

Frank E. Cooper and Bert V. Nunneley argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Solicitor General McGrath, William S. Tyson and Bessie Margolin filed a brief for the Wage and Hour Administrator, United States Department of Labor, as amicus curiae, in support of petitioners.

MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court.

Several important issues are raised by this case concerning the proper determination of working time for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.

The Mt. Clemens Pottery Company, the respondent, employs approximately 1,200 persons at its pottery plant at Mt. Clemens, Michigan; about 95% of them are compensated upon a piece work basis. The plant...

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