NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES v. USERY

No. 74-878.

426 U.S. 833 (1976)

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES ET AL. v. USERY, SECRETARY OF LABOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Reargued March 2, 1976.

Decided June 24, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Rhyne and Calvin L. Rampton argued the cause for appellants in both cases on reargument. Mr. Rhyne argued the cause for appellants in No. 74-878, and Talmadge R. Jones, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for appellant in No. 74-879 on the original argument. With Mr. Rhyne on the briefs in the original argument were Milton H. Sitton, Alan Davidson, Richard Gebelein, State Solicitor of Delaware, and the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: Bruce E. Babbitt of Arizona, Theodore L. Sendak of Indiana, Richard C. Turner of Iowa, Francis B. Burch of Maryland, Francis X. Bellotti of Massachusetts, A. F. Summer of Mississippi, John C. Danforth of Missouri, Robert L. Woodahl of Montana, Paul L. Douglas of Nebraska, Robert List of Nevada, Warren B. Rudman of New Hampshire, Larry D. Derryberry of Oklahoma, R. Lee Johnson of Oregon, Daniel R. McLeod of South Carolina, William Janklow of South Dakota, John L. Hill of Texas, Vernon B. Romney of Utah, and David B. Kennedy of Wyoming. With Mr. Jones on the brief in the original argument were Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General of California, and Willard A. Shank, Assistant Attorney General. With Mr. Rhyne on the brief on reargument in both cases were all of the above-named counsel. Francis B. Burch, Attorney General of Maryland, Henry R. Lord, Deputy Attorney General, and Glenn E. Bushel, Assistant Attorney General, filed a brief for appellant in No. 74-878.

Solicitor General Bork reargued the cause for appellee in both cases. With him on the briefs on reargument was Jacob I. Karro. With him on the brief on the original argument were Allan Abbot Tuttle and Mr. Karro.


MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Nearly 40 years ago Congress enacted the Fair Labor Standards Act,1 and required employers covered by the Act to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage2 and to pay them at one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of 40 during a workweek.3 By...

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